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Historical Event on 5/16/1975

Sikkim High Court was established at Gangtok for Sikkim territory.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/10/1946Gandhiji refused to enthuse over allied victory as it was not a ""victory of truth over false-hood"".
7/5/1882Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927), classical singer and Muslim mystic, was born. He was instrumental in bringing Sufism to the music.
9/17/1999India and the United States begin high level consultations to find ways on countering terrorism.
12/16/1952Sri Ramalu Potiu sacrificed his life for the demand of seperate Andhra Pradesh state for the Telugu- speaking people.
10/31/1997Balmiki Prasad Singh takes over as Union Home Secretary. He succeeds K. Padmanabhaiah.
7/11/1998The Government reduces customs duty on edible oils under the Open General Licence from 20 to 10 per cent.
8/5/1909Dwijhans Kalika Prasad Dixit, great poet and educationist, was born at Gram Dedani in Uttar Pradesh.
1/17/1941Subhashchandra Bose went underground at Calcutta. He appeared in Moscow after sone days.
8/4/1929Kishor Kumar Ganguly, well known singer, was born at Khandava. He is also rememberd as a comic actor, director and musician.
1/7/1994Malhotra Committee recommends privatisation and foreign participation of LIC and GIC.