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Historical Event on 1/16/1942
Jawaharlal Nehru succeeds Gandhi as head of Indian National Congress.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/15/1965 | President Ayub Khan appeals to the US to use its influence to end Indian-Pakistani hostilities. |
| 9/1/1934 | Suniti Kumar Ghosh, cricket test umpire for two tests from 1988-89, was born in Bengal. |
| 7/28/1946 | Sister Alphonsa, good teacher and social worker, died at Bharananganam. |
| 2/16/1994 | Nivrittibuwa Sarnaik, veteran singer of 'Jaipur Gharana', passed away. |
| 4/27/1997 | CBI decides to prosecute Bihar CM Laloo Prasad Yadav, former CM Dr. Jagannath Mishra, Union Minister Chandra Deo Prasad Verma and 53 others in the Rs. 950 crore fodder scam case. |
| 11/18/1772 | Madhav Rao Peshwa (the 4th peshwa ruler) died at the age of 28. Narayanrao succeeded him. |
| 3/24/1924 | Virendrakumar Bhattacharya, Gyanpeeth award winner and Assamia novelist, was born. |
| 5/23/1805 | Lord Wellesley, Governer General of India, issued a permanent provision for the Delhi Mughal Emperor. |
| 2/1/1889 | Amrit Kaur, an eminent social worker, freedom fighter and political leader, was born a princess in the royal family of King Harman Singh of Kapoorthala. She assisted Gandhi for 18 years and was connected with World Health Organisation and Red Cross Society. |
| 10/6/1997 | Abhijit Kunte wins Asian Junior Chess title. |
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