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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
4/14/1925Harisingh Gogumal Kishanchand, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1947-52), was born in Karachi.
11/16/1986Second SAARC summit held at Bangalore.
5/23/1996Joint Opposition candidate Purno A. Sangma (Cong. MP from Meghalaya) unanimously elected Speaker of 11th Lok Sabha.
12/25/1995First major multi-organ transplant in the country performed in Apollo Hospital in Madras.
1/26/1981Vayudoot air service started with a flight of a F27, from Guwahati airport. This is the third Indian airline inaugurated.
6/9/1991Raj Khosla, famous film producer and director, passed away.
6/13/196660 people were killed in a collision between two suburban trains of Bombay.
5/2/1907Riots break out in Rawalpindi and East Bengal, spreading to the Punjab.
8/10/2000Parliament approves the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Bill to create a hilly state of Uttaranchal.
3/11/1975Battle between Marathas and Nizam at Kharda.