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Historical Event on 1/16/1941

Ashok Vajpai, veteran critic and Hindi poet, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/17/1715Banda Bahadur Bairagi surrendered at Gurdaspur of Farrukhsiyar to the Mughal army.
1/31/1946Subroto Guha, cricketer (right arm swing bowler for India 1967-69), was born in Calcutta.
5/13/1962Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) retired from the post of first President.
5/13/1962Shahaji Raje Bhosale, father of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was born.
1/18/1996N. T. Rama Rao, chief minister of Andhra Pradesh (during 1983-84, 84-89, 94-95), passed away at Hydrabad.
6/23/1993RBI cuts minimum lending rate by 1%.
4/11/1984Soyuz T-11 returns to Earth which carried 3 cosmonauts including the first Indian Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma, to Salyut 7.
3/21/1998Jaswant Singh is appointed Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission after the resignation of Prof. Madhu Dandavate.
3/24/1981Bombay beat Delhi by an innings and 46 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.
6/5/1974Smallpox epidemic in the country.