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Historical Event on 1/16/1985

Balram Jakhar elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/1/1931Bhairabh Ganguly, cricket test umpire for 5 tests from 1981-85, was born at Bengal.
10/6/1983Punjab Government was dismissed to halt religious and political violence by Indira Gandhi, who imposed President's rule in the state.
5/19/1993S. W. Sohoni, 4 Tests for India, 83 runs @ 16.6, 2 wkts @ 101, passed away.
7/12/1999India sets a deadline for intruders withdrawal from Kargil, announces suspension of air strikes.
3/30/1665Murarbaji died at Purandar fort during a battle with Dilerkhan.
7/17/1974J.P. Narain leads an agitation for dissolution of the Bihar Assembly.
10/16/1999Congress (I)-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) combine is invited to form the Government in Maharashtra. Vilasrao Deshmukh to be sworn in as Chief Minister.
9/18/1967English was adopted the official language of Nagaland .
9/14/1992Three days of heavy rains cause flooding in northern India and Pakistan claiming 2,500 lives.
5/13/1994Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding award for 1992.