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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
11/11/2000Mohun Bagan wins the Durand Cup in New Delhi.
4/18/1612Marriage of Shahjahan and Mumtaj Mahal.
8/10/1927Manali Kallat Vainu Bappu, first Indian astronomer, litterateur and Urdu poet, was born at Madras.
4/8/1985India files suit against Union Carbide in New York for Bhopal gas disaster.
9/1/1965Pakistan launched Operation 'Grand Slam' in Chhamb sector aimed at Akhnoor in Jammu. Indians had battled Pakistanis in air and on ground at Kashmir.
1/15/1898Nanasaheb Ramji Tawde, educationist and scientist, was born at Taluq Malvan, Maharashtra.
7/25/1987Giani Zail Singh (1916-1994) retired from the post of seventh President.
11/7/1966Riots over slaughtered cow claims seven lives.
12/25/1876Mohamad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, was born.
11/25/1999Baba Amte, a Gandhian and noted social worker, is chosen for the Gandhi Peace Prize.