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Historical Event on 8/16/1996

CBI raids house of former minister Sukh Ram and finds cash and jewellery to the tune of Rs. 3 crore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/12/1907Durgaprasad Mandelia, famous merchant and industrialist, was born.
3/5/1989Baba Prithvisingh, founder of Labour Party, passed away.
9/19/1950U. N. Assembly rejects Indian-Soviet proposal to admit Communist China in New York.
5/21/1923Keshavrao Kothavle `Lalit', editor of monthly magazine, was born.
4/27/1993A national credit fund for women called the 'Rashtriya Mahila Kosh' set up.
4/10/1982Mahatma Gandhi Road Bridge at Patna started by Indira Gandhi.
9/29/1977India and Bangladesh signed settlement for distributing Ganga river water.
9/2/1993Vice Admiral V.S. Shekhawat appointed new naval chief.
11/29/1991Industrial and bank strike called by the left-oriented trade unions to oppose the new industrial and economic policies.
8/18/199112 LTTE militants commit suicide.