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Historical Event on 1/16/1989

Prem Nazir, famous actor of more than 620 Malayalam films, died at the age of 59 yrs.

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1/20/1972Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura become states of Indian union. Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram become Union Territories. Assam's North East Frontier Agency (Nepha) was renamed as Arunachal Pradesh territory.