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Historical Event on 1/16/1941

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/3/1945No. 8 Squadron becomes the first to convert onto the Spitfire VIII during the previous month and commencing operations on 3 January 1945 in the Kangaw area.
2/1/1994PM Rao attends the World Economic Forum meeting at Davos, Switzerland.
2/1/1994Saint Eknath, bhagwatbhakt, passed away.
6/26/1954Nehru, Chou En-lai pledge good-neighbor policy at New Delhi.
5/13/1962Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963)
8/3/1939Apoorva Kumar Sengupta, cricketer (1959 Test - India vs WI, without distinction), was born in Lucknow.
7/24/1994Bodo kills 37 moslems in Bashbari, North Eastern India.
9/18/1996Suresh Mehta ministry wins the confidence vote in Gujarat .
4/5/1922Pandita Ramabai, social worker and philosophist, passed away.
10/17/1932Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, was captured by the British army.