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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
7/1/1975Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India, declared a 20-point economic programme.
1/17/1933Aga Khan, religious leader (Muslims), was born.
9/27/1993Daily newspaper of Marathi Language ""Samna"" started its publication at Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad).
11/17/1932The Third Round Table Conference began in London. It was not attended by the Congress as the real Indian participation in the making of the constitution was negligible. Since Gandhi was in prison because of his civil disobedience movement he could not attend it either. This conference ended on 24th November 1932 without achieving anything.
11/24/1941Attack on Pearl Harbour.
11/24/1941Humayun died at Delhi. Two days earlier he had slipped on the staircase of a library being constructed at the Old Fort.
2/14/1989Supreme Court orders Union Carbide Coporation of USA and Union Carbide India Limited to pay $470 millions (about Rs. 710 crores) in full and final settlement of all claims out of the Bhopal gas Disaster Litigation tragedy of 1985.
12/26/1904First cross-country motor car race inaugurated between Dehli and Bombay started its rally. It was organised by Motor Union of Western India.
5/31/1968F.V. Arul became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 06/05/71).
12/23/1972Chandrasekhar takes 8-79 India v England at Delhi.