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Historical Event on 1/16/1996

Union Cabinet Minister V.C. Shukla, Balram Jhakar, Madhavrao Scindia, and others including BJP President L.K. Advani, Arjun Singh and Devi Lal chargesheeted in the multi-crore Jain `Hawala' case. CBI seeks sanction to prosecute them. L.K. Advani resigns from Lok Sabha membership.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/5/1905Lord Curzon joined the part of Bengal to Asam and divided Bengal.
6/5/1879Narayan Malhar Joshi, father of Labour Union Movement in India, was born at Goregaon in the Kolaba district, Maharashtra.
8/6/1965Indian troops invade Pakistan.
3/25/1994Buta Singh exonerated by the Akal Takht after 9 years.
2/1/1855East India Railways were held for formal inauguration; Howrah station was opened.
10/13/1991Captain Satish Sharma nominated to contest from Amethi.
6/26/1888Ghanshyam Das Birla, great freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Pilani.
4/2/1994Ravi Naik sworn in CM.
7/5/1946Ram Vilas Jamun Paswan was born in Shaharbanni, Distt. Khagaria (Bihar).
2/8/1967Indira Gandhi was hit in face by a stone while addressing crowd.