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Historical Event on 1/16/1941

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/19/1962Jawaharlal Nehru was devastated when China began attacks on India's northern frontier leading to Indo-China War.
7/6/1927Prabhjot Kaur, great poet and author, was born at Langrayal (Pakistan).
9/15/1861Dr. Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, famous architect, engineer and a diplomat, also a Bharat Ratna awardee, was born at Chickballapur in Mysore (Karnataka) in a poor Brahmin family.
10/12/1952Hanif Mohammad scores twin 100s vs New Zealand.
11/23/1990Madhavrao Ganesh (Balasaheb Dixit), founder of daily news paper ""Turun Bharat"", passed away.
9/15/1953S. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was elected as the first lady President of the eighth session of the United Nations Organisation's (UNO) General Assembly.
4/25/2000The Supreme Court clears the decks for continuing the trial against AIADMK leader Jayalalitha in the controversial ''TANSI land deal case'' by ''erasing'' the Madras High Court judgment discharging her from the case.
3/31/1994Argentina President Carlos Menem visits India.
8/20/1995305 killed and 345 injured in collision between Purushottam Express and Kalindi Express at Murlinagar near Firozabad (UP).
3/3/1996Haryana govt. bans liquor vends and bars in rural areas.