16 JAN HISTORY EVENTS

Today in Indian History Events for January 16

16-January-1620Amarsingh I, Rajput's guhilot lineage king of Mewad, died.

16-January-1681Sambhaji was crowned as the successor of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in a function held at Raigad Fort.

16-January-1818The Rana of Udaipur signed a treaty with the British to protect Mewad.

16-January-1858Baithi, Laikha, Ratna, Maani, and the women who participated in Mairath Kranti at Gudgaon, all were hanged.

16-January-1896Jaideva Singh, famous musician and educationist, was born Shohratgarh, U.P.

16-January-1901Mahadeo Govind Ranade, eminent social worker and thinker, passed away.

16-January-1916Amat Debananda, politician, was born in Balani village at Orissa .

16-January-1919Nasikrao Khantadu Tirpude, former Duputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.

16-January-1920Nani Palkhiwala, famous law expert, was born.

16-January-1924In a tragic ship wreck, Kumaran Asan, famous Malayalam poet & eminent social worker, died.

16-January-1938Sarat Chandra Chatterji, famous Bengali novelist and writer, passed away.

16-January-1941Ashok Vajpai, veteran critic and Hindi poet, was born.

16-January-1942Jawaharlal Nehru succeeds Gandhi as head of Indian National Congress.

16-January-1945Kabir Bedi, famous Hindi and foreign actor (Thief of Baghdad, Terminal Entry), was born.

16-January-1948Pakistan charges India with systematic campaign to wipe out Muslims.

16-January-1954Baburao Painter (Baburao Krishnaji Meshri), famous artist, sculptor, filmmaker and producer, died.

16-January-1966Sadhu Thanwardas Lilaram Vaswani, noted thinker and saint poet, great orator, professor and prolific writer, died at Pune.

16-January-1973Om Prakash Mehra, Air Chief Marshal PVSM, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/01/1976.

16-January-1985Balram Jakhar elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

16-January-1988L. K. Jha, famous economist and member of Rajya Sabha, died.

16-January-1989Prem Nazir, famous actor of more than 620 Malayalam films, died at the age of 59 yrs.

16-January-1990All Governors asked to resign.

16-January-1990Dr. R.R. Diwakar, Gandhian and former Union Minister, passed away.

16-January-1992Prices of steel and iron decontrolled.

16-January-1992For the first time in a decade, India decides to import one million tonnes of wheat.

16-January-1995India and USA form new trade framework called Indo-US Commercial Alliance and signs contracts worth $ 1.4 b.

16-January-1995Missile carrier vessel 'Vidhrut' dedicated to nation.

16-January-1996Supreme Court says trial courts should hold trial of rape cases in camera.

16-January-1996Union 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.

16-January-1997Dr. Datta Samant, Trade Union leader, shot dead in Mumbai.

16-January-1999Ritwick Bhattacharya (Delhi) and Mekhala Subedar (Maharashtra) won the men's and women's titles in the National squash championship in Calcutta.

16-January-2000P. Moses, Indian High Commission Staff member, badly beaten up and abducted by Pakistani intelligence operators in Islamabad.

16-January-2000Punjab men, Railway women win the Senior National Volleyball championship in Salem.