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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
1/26/1981Sandeep Patil scores memorable 174 vs Australia at Adelaide Oval.
6/1/1819William Carey, Ward and Marshman established the Serampore College in Bengal.
2/25/1760Lord Clive left India. His successors as Governors of India were J. Holwell and H. Vansittart from July 1760 to 1765. He was re-posted to India on May 3, 1765.
7/9/1969India accepted 'Royal Bengal Tiger' as its National Animal, as recommended by the Indian Wild life Board. This Tiger is also known as the majestic tiger - panthere tigris (Linnaeus).
4/28/1952The war between Japan and India ended.
10/17/1999Indian men bagged bronze in the Asian team chess championship in Shenyang.
6/23/2000Indian journalist Palagummi Sainath gets Amnesty International Global award for human rights journalism..
1/30/1991Union Government dismisses Karunanidhi government. President's rule imposed in Tamil Nadu.
12/30/1993Government gets majority when 10 members of Ajit faction of the JD merge with the Congress.
10/9/1976International Dialing Telephone Service started between Mumbai and London.