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Historical Event on 1/16/1942

Jawaharlal Nehru succeeds Gandhi as head of Indian National Congress.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/3/1969Dr. Zakir Hussain(1897-1969), third President of India and the first Muslim President who occupied this office on 13 May, 1967, passed away. He is also remembered as an educationist.
10/10/1909Nagarwala Noshirvan Dorab, cricket umpire of five Tests, was born in Maharashtra.
10/19/1875The first section from Hathras Road to Mathura Cantonment was opened to traffic.
7/1/1941C. Y. Chintamani died.
7/12/1999Rajendra Kumar (71), legendary actor who acted in over 150 Hindi films, died in Mumbai.
7/31/1996Joginder Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/97).
10/20/1947First battle between India and Pakistan.
1/29/1853Madhusudan Rao, modern writer in Oria language, was born.
10/30/1990Several people died and many injured as security forces opened fire at a crowd marching towards Ram Janmabhumi/Babari Masjid to perform 'karseva'.
2/13/1861Colonel Bernard Irwin attacks & defeats hostile Chiricahua Indians.