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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
11/17/1925Jemini Ganesh, film actor, was born.
5/1/1913Balraj Sahani, famous film actor, was born.
8/1/1994Surendra Singh was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1996.
1/18/1950India is declared a secular republic. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964) is determined to abolish casteism and industrialize the nation. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized. India also moved a motion for no war treaty between India and Pakistan to improve the relations with neighboring countries.
9/14/1949Hindi declared the national language by the Constituent Assembly after a three-day debate.
1/9/1995Manipur Assembly removes Dr.H. Borobabu (Speaker) and suspends his membership until state election.
11/12/1946Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya died at the age of 85.
1/29/1997Fire engulfs most of the three top floors of the Express Towers, skyrise building owned by Indian Express group in Mumbai.
11/8/1988At 0910 hrs, One - O - Four's moments of glory were frozen for eternity when it received the coveted colours from the then President of Indian R Venkatraman.
10/9/1970Production of Uranium 233 started at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Bombay.