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Historical Event on 1/16/1948

Pakistan charges India with systematic campaign to wipe out Muslims.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/6/1991Ramakrishna Hegde disqualified as MLA.
10/11/1988Janata Dal, a new national centrist opposition party, launched. V. P. Singh elected President.
10/9/1947P. C. Joshi, General Secretary, Communist Party of India (CPI), appealed to all LEFT parties to rally around Nehru to fight for peace.
4/20/1993Jharkhand Movement suspends its 36-days old economic blockade.
7/24/1993Vajpayee elected leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha.
4/20/1973Rioting over food shortages ends after three days in Nagpur.
12/6/1897Lekhraj Kishanchand Mirchandani (Aziz), famous Sindhi poet, essay writer and critic, was born.
9/30/1894Rangnath Ramchandra Diwakar, Gandhian leader, was born.
7/31/1916Mohanlal Sukhadia, chief minister of Rajasthan and freedom fighter, was born at Jhalawar.
11/20/1997Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives in New Delhi. India and Palestinian national authority take stock of stalled West Asia peace process. Two sides sign first umbrella Memorandum of Understanding.