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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
9/12/1922Chandradhar Sharma Guleri passed away.
7/5/1984Indian Airlines airbus hijacked, lands in Lahore.
10/27/1973The first Ladies Police Station started functioning at Calicut in Kerala.
3/16/1939Subroto Mukherjee became the first Indian Officer to command a squadron when he took over No.1.
8/5/1992Achyutrao Patwardhan, leader of 'Quit India Movement', died at Varanasi at the age of 86.
9/26/1992Indian Airlines hike fare by 9 percent.
10/12/1993RBI liberalises credit and monetary policy.
3/1/1908A.E.T. Barrow, educationist, was born.
6/3/1901Mahakavi G. Sankara Kurup, Malayalam poet, was born. He was the first winner of the conveted Gyaanpeeth Award in 1965 for his poems "Odakkuzhal" in Malayalam.
2/10/1921Mahatma Gandhi inaugurated Kashi Vidya Peeth.