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Historical Event on 8/16/1974

A.Shankar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31st March 1977.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/5/1992D.D. Lapang takes over as the new CM of Meghalaya.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics.
9/8/1951The office of Controller of Military Accounts (Pensions) was re-designated as CDA(P), Allahabad.
11/7/1990National Front Government headed by V. P. Singh loses confidence motion in the Lok Sabha (151-356). Singh tenders his resignation and this is the end of 11-month-old National Front Government.
3/24/1992Congress (I) strength goes up by six seats in the Rajya Sabha on account of biennial polls.
11/14/1959Nehru rejects China's proposal for a mutual withdrawal of troops from a border buffer zone.
8/13/1953Durgabai Deshmukh became the founder Chairperson of Central Social Welfare Board, which involved several voluntary organisations and workers carrying out programs like education, training and rehabilitation of needy women etc.
9/17/1899First British troops leave Bombay for South Africa.
6/17/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950).
10/30/1949Pramond Venkatesh Devidas Mahajan was born in Mahaboobnagar (Andhra Pradesh).
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