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Historical Event on 1/16/1988
L. K. Jha, famous economist and member of Rajya Sabha, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/20/1991 | Indian Oil Executive Director K. Doraiswamy released after 52 days of being in the custody of Kashmir ultras. |
| 9/13/1893 | Mama Parmanand, one of the founders of 'Prarthana Samaj', passed away. |
| 11/5/1950 | Faiyaj Khan, famous singer of Indian classical music, died. |
| 1/23/1977 | Janata Party was formed. Congress Sangathan, Jansangh, Bhartiya Lokdal and Samajwadi Party decided to merge and create Janata Party. |
| 12/3/1991 | Satinder Kumar Lamba appointed India's Ambassador to Pakistan. |
| 1/31/1958 | First Earth Satellite Explorer I was launched from Cape Kennedy. |
| 4/3/1700 | Sikandar, former sultan of Vijapur, passed away at Satara in the imprisonment of Mughals. |
| 8/4/1931 | Narendra Shankar Tamhane, dependable Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1950's), was born in Bombay. |
| 7/21/1994 | The Supreme Court declares that SC/ST will lose status on migration to other states. |
| 2/3/1977 | Government relaxes rules of Emergency to permit normal political activity and electioneering. |
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