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Historical Event on 1/16/1988
L. K. Jha, famous economist and member of Rajya Sabha, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/30/1997 | Madras High Court restrains, by an interim injunction, the foreign universities/institutions having offices in India from awarding or conferring any degree on Indian students. |
| 4/3/1987 | S.H. Vatsyayan passed away. |
| 8/6/1920 | Star Films Ltd., Bombay, was founded by Ardeshir M. lrani and Bhogilal K. M. Dave. |
| 6/16/1997 | K. R. Narayanan, Vice-President, is the joint candidate of Congress(I) and United Front for Presidentship in July 14 election. |
| 2/1/1990 | Governors named for 14 states. |
| 12/12/1925 | Ghulam Mustafa Guard, cricketer (lefty pace bowler in 2 Tests for India 1959), was born in Surat, Gujarat. |
| 2/17/1917 | Fali Mistry, film director and cameraman, was born in Bombay. |
| 9/1/1947 | Mahatma Gandhi undertakes a fast for unity among Hindus and Muslims. He breaks the fast after 73 hours when peace is restored. |
| 2/23/1962 | The Cholera Research Centre was established at Calcutta (renamed as the National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases in 1979). |
| 11/12/1997 | India elected to executive board of UNESCO. |
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