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Historical Event on 1/16/1896

Jaideva Singh, famous musician and educationist, was born Shohratgarh, U.P.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/13/1947Riots sweep Lahore in Punjab; mobs stone Gandhi's house.
4/27/1705Aurangzeb captured the Fort of Vagingera.
9/25/195414 Members of Parliament (MP) form a new party called the Union of Socialist Progress. Acharya Kripalani is the leader.
8/8/1905Dhyanchand, great Hockey player, was born.
6/18/1943British Field Marshal Archibald Wavell becomes Viceroy of India.
12/14/1999G.M.C. Balayogi, Lok Sabha speaker, presents a draft for over Rs. 32 lakhs to the Prime Minister for the Kargil Fund.
7/31/18619,300 mm rainfall in July in Cherrapunji, Assam becomes a world record.
7/9/1951India's first Five Year Plan prepared and published. There was the first amendment to the Constitution and the first general elections were held.
10/30/1996Pop star Michael Jackson arrives in Bombay.
4/16/1992The PM gives a new slogan to the nation, 'Desh banao, desh bachao'.