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Historical Event on 1/16/1985

Balram Jakhar elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/8/1984P.T. Usha at Los Angeles sets record for 400m H. (Women) in 55.42.
8/28/1896Firak Gorakhpuri, Urdu poet and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born.
3/1/1978Justice Y. Y. Chandrachud is sworn in as the Chief Justice of India.
8/20/1974Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed elected President of India with B. D. Jatti as Vice President.
3/17/1989Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, president of Lok Dal (B) and former Union Minister, passed away.
8/15/1990Uttar Maharashtra University was established.
4/16/1976The govt. announces its new birth-control program to curb population growth.
8/17/1882Sir Ram Nath Chopra, noted professor of Pharmacology, was born.
10/10/1998Dr. Justice Adarsh Sein Anand was sworn in Chief Justice of India.
12/4/1998Ilayaraja, nusic composer, selected for the Lata Mangeshkar award instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government.