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Historical Event on 1/16/1948

Pakistan charges India with systematic campaign to wipe out Muslims.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/25/1999Former Indian Davis Cup captain Narendra Nath died in Delhi.
12/19/1945Gandhiji lays foundation stone of C. F. Andrews' Memorial Hospital at Santiniketan.
5/13/1956Acharya Vinoba Bhave started the Bhoodan campaign in Tiruvellore.
10/22/1937Gandhiji presided over the educational conference at Wardha and outlined his scheme of education through basic crafts.
9/1/1999Dr. S. Srinivasan (58), Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Thiruvananthapuram, died.
9/20/1998India lost the fifth and final match of the Sahara Cup by five wickets. Pakistan won the series 4-1 at Toronto.
4/2/1877Narottam Morarjee, great social reformer and the architect of the modern Indian Shipping, was born at Porbandar.
4/4/1990MI-4 was re-equipped with the mighty Mi-35, thus becoming a dedicated Attack Helicopter unit of the IAF.
5/19/1992Arjuna award for Tennis star Leander Paes and Hockey champion Jagbir Singh.
2/7/1856Wajid Ali Shah, ruler of Oudh, was asked to abdicate by the British Resident on grounds of chronic misrule.