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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
3/21/1996Supreme Court holds that attempt to suicide and its abetment would continue to be punishable offences.
2/1/1831The first Fine Arts Exhibition by Brush Club was held in a Public Library of Calcutta.
5/7/1973The foundation stone was laid of Itanagar, the new capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
1/14/1964Bapu Nadkarni bowled 32-27-5-0 vs England, 21 maiden overs in a row.
5/27/1930Jayaprakash Narayan, Labour Research Cell, arrested after Dandi March.
6/1/1964Nava Paisa, established in 1947, was renamed as 'Paisa'.
2/9/1917Homi Talyarkhan, great politician, was born.
7/13/1950Nehru asks Stalin and Acheson to restore peace in Korea.
6/10/194277 Mountain Brigade was raised at Sagar, Madhya Pradesh.
8/10/1948Atomic Energy Commission established.