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Historical Event on 1/16/2000

Punjab men, Railway women win the Senior National Volleyball championship in Salem.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/22/1996Ravi Shastri appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children.
8/21/2000Uma Bharti, the sanyasin Member of Parliament of the BJP, resigns from the Lok Sabha and the party's national executive comittee.
5/24/1999Noted wrestling coach Dronacharya awardee Guru Hanuman passed away in a road accident near Meerut.
7/31/1988Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM, AVSM, VM. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
12/14/1984First MIG 27M aircraft assembled by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. takes off.
2/18/1895Shri Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, nationalist, patriot, social reformer and Congress leader, was born at Masauli village, Barabanki District.
5/1/1886May Day was first observed in Chicago, USA. Work, Social activities, Rest, for 8 Hours.
8/25/1992Mi-4 was re-equipped with the mighty Mi-35 Squadron and was renamed as 104-Helicopter Squadron.
10/28/1998The 1997 B.C. Roy National Award was presented to 18 medical experts.
3/2/1986Kashinath Ghanekar, famous stage artist, passed away.