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Historical Event on 1/16/1941

Ashok Vajpai, veteran critic and Hindi poet, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/8/1992Congress (I) government led by Rajkumar Dorendra Singh sworn in in Manipur.
10/31/1984Indira Gandhi, India's four-time prime minister, was gunned down by two members of her personal security guard as she walked from her home to her office in New Delhi. She died after four hours of emergency surgery. The only daughter of former Prime Minister Nehru was 66. Both of her attackers were identified as members of the Sikh religion. One was shot dead. The other was captured. Sikh extremists had threatened to kill Ms. Gandhi since she ordered the raid on their shrine in Amritsar. She had told an interviewer that she was not intimidated by the threats. 'I am not afraid,' she said. 'I am frequently attacked.'
4/29/1947Abolition of ""untouchability"".
12/26/1991Militant Sikhs kill 55 & wound 70 in India.
6/17/1991Congress and its allies secure absolute majority in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Haryana Assemblies.
3/26/1969Vikram Rathour, cricketer (Indian Test opening batsman 1996-), was born in Jalandhar.
4/25/1982India's first telecast colour broadcasting started on Dordarshan.
2/25/1995Bomb attack on a train in Assam; 27 soldiers killed.
12/28/1930Police are stoned by demonstrators as they attempt to prevent an illegal flag-salutation ceremony at Bombay.
5/31/1891Buddhagaya Mahabodhi Society, an organization to encourage Buddhist studies in India and abroad, was established by a Buddhist monk Anagarika Dharmapala.