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Historical Event on 1/16/1920

Nani Palkhiwala, famous law expert, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1967Dr. Zakhir Hussain became 3rd President of India. He was the first Muslim President of Indian Union. He held this position till August 24, 1969.
12/14/1984First MIG 27M aircraft assembled by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. takes off.
10/25/1980Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous Urdu poet, died.
4/17/1917V.Sp. Manickam, famous Hndi writer, was born at Melasivapuri (Pudukkottai).
10/10/197761 people died in an accident between a passenger train and a freight train at Naini.
11/22/1967Tara Singh, freedom fighter, Akali Dal leader master and politician, died at Amritsar.
3/5/1919M.L. Kapoor, great industrialist, was born at Lahore.
3/29/1857Sepoy Mangal Pandey shot the first bullet of 1857 Indian mutiny in the barracks of Barrackpur near Calcutta against British Empire. This was the starting of the mutiny.
3/11/1971Indira Gandhi wins majority in Parliament.
1/3/1997Congress President Sitaram Kesri elected leader of Congress Parliamentary Party, and Sharad Pawar appointed leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha.