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Historical Event on 1/16/1942
Jawaharlal Nehru succeeds Gandhi as head of Indian National Congress.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/16/1983 | Kapil Dev took 9-83 vs West Indies at Ahmedabad. India still lost the game. |
| 6/16/1997 | P. Sukumaran (50), Malayalam film actor, died in Kochi. |
| 9/9/1999 | Mahesh Bhupathi and Ai Sugiyama won the mixed doubles title in the U.S. Open. |
| 7/4/1729 | Kanhoji Angre, former Chief of Navy in Maratha kingdom, died. |
| 4/27/1996 | General Election (11th) of India begins. |
| 3/1/1914 | Minto Gilbert Jhon Alieat, former viceroy of India, passed away. |
| 12/19/1927 | Uttar Pradesh was formed by an Automobile Association. |
| 12/19/1927 | ShahJahan, Mughal emperor of India, was born at Lahore. |
| 9/19/1937 | Vishnu Narayan Matkhande passed away. |
| 9/2/1894 | Vinayak Mishra, famous Oriya litterateur, critic and historian, was born. |
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