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Historical Event on 12/16/1997

Mamata Banerjee, Congress(I) rebel, declares that she would seek recognition and separate symbol for her ""Trinamul Congress'' and contest elections on her own.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/23/1997Statue of Subhash Bose unveiled inside Parliament House.
1/16/1920Nani Palkhiwala, famous law expert, was born.
1/4/1972Pakistan proposed to talk after the war.
7/16/1909Aruna Asaf Ali, social worker and freedom fighter, was born at Kalka in Haryana.
3/17/1989Daily newspaper 'Sakal' published its edition in South Maharashtra.
8/7/1999A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, appeals to the United States to name Pakistan as a terrorist state.
6/2/1993Kurla-Kochi Express rams into goods train near Jolarpet in which 22 were killed and 100 injured.
1/17/1999Madhya Pradesh won its maiden Wills Trophy championship, defeating Bengal in the final of the limited overs cricket championship in Calcutta.
11/19/2000Indian girls lifts Asian junior title in the inaugural Asian Hockey Federation cup under-18 championship in Hong Kong.
1/16/1938Sarat Chandra Chatterji, famous Bengali novelist and writer, passed away.