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Historical Event on 1/16/1896
Jaideva Singh, famous musician and educationist, was born Shohratgarh, U.P.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/19/1916 | Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India, was born. |
| 4/14/1941 | Julie Christie, actress (Dr Zhivago), was born in Assam, India. |
| 6/25/1975 | President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed signed the declaration of Emergency Rule in India. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi implemented the same very next day. |
| 3/5/1993 | The government de-reserves the mining industry throwing it open to private sector as well as to foreign investment. |
| 11/23/1999 | Vinod Chandra Pandey takes over as the Governor of Bihar. |
| 7/15/1936 | Hridayanand 'Kumaresh' Tiwari, great Hindi poet and writer, was born in Reoti, U.P. |
| 1/19/1960 | Ramchandra Gopal (Dadasaheb Torne), famous film director, passed away. |
| 5/1/1947 | Congress Working Committee accepts Partition in principle. |
| 7/12/1949 | Dutch KLM Constellation crashes near Bombay, 45 die. |
| 5/27/1997 | Sri Lanka claims Independence Cup, winning the second match in the best-of-three finals in Calcutta. |
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