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Historical Event on 3/16/1993

Bomb blast in a multi-storey building in Calcutta kills 70 people.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/22/1970Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV), College of Agriculture, Palampur was transferred to Himachal Pradesh University as part of its Agricultural Complex.
8/20/1991Sivarasan and Subha, the main suspects in Rajiv Gandhi case, commit suicide in Bangalore.
4/15/1963Manoj Prabhakar, cricketer (Indian opening batsman & opening bowler), was born in Ghaziabad.
5/7/1973Shivkumar Batalvi, famous Punjabi poet, died.
2/2/1965Government sanction was accorded to the Officers Training School for the start of Short Service Regular Commission.
10/29/1952Amalgamation of the Steel Corporation of Bengal with Indian Iron and Steel Company Ltd. to be effective from 1st January 1953 under the latter's name.
4/15/1976India announces it will send an envoy to Peking, first time in 15 years.
8/17/1998National Human Rights Commission recommends compulsory registration of marriages in a bid to check child marriages.
12/28/1972C. Rajagopalachari, the only Indian Governor General, died.
2/28/1967General Election ( 4th) of India ends.