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Historical Event on 1/16/1996

Union Cabinet Minister V.C. Shukla, Balram Jhakar, Madhavrao Scindia, and others including BJP President L.K. Advani, Arjun Singh and Devi Lal chargesheeted in the multi-crore Jain `Hawala' case. CBI seeks sanction to prosecute them. L.K. Advani resigns from Lok Sabha membership.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/19/1991About 20 crore voters go to the polls in the first phase of election in 204 constituencies of the 10th Lok Sabha.
11/24/1992Lok Sabha approves bill seeking to confer Indian citizenship to a child born to an Indian mother outside the country.
12/14/1999India lost to Australia by 285 runs in Adelaide in the first cricket Test.
6/19/1996Kerala LDF govt. decides to reopen the ISRO espionage case, which was closed by the CBI.
8/17/1780Indian Governor General Warren Hastings duel with Francis to settle personal and official quarrels. Francis was wounded but survived.
2/18/1975Syed Nazir Ali, cricketer (2 Tests for India, 4 wickets), passed away.
6/24/1974India all out for 42 in Lord's Test cricket in 77 mins.
5/21/1994Sushmita Sen (Miss India), 18, was crowned as the 43rd Miss Universe.
12/21/2000Women's Bill put off again.
5/10/1996Union Cabinet recommends to President the dissolution of the 10th Lok Sabha.