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Historical Event on 1/16/1941
Ashok Vajpai, veteran critic and Hindi poet, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/10/1948 | Human Rights Day. |
| 4/26/1924 | Ramabai Ranade, social reformer, passed away. She played a major role in the upliftment of women in India and founded Sevasadan in Bombay, a hostel for the ladies. |
| 9/12/1899 | T. N. Swaminathan Pillai, master of Karnataka Classical Music, was born. |
| 1/10/1963 | Gold Control Measures Plan was started by the Government of India. |
| 3/1/1908 | A.E.T. Barrow, educationist, was born. |
| 11/24/1941 | Indian infantry attacks German tanks at Sidi Omar. |
| 9/4/1880 | Bhupendranath Dutt, Bengali litterateur and politician, was born. |
| 6/10/1955 | Prakash Padukone, internationally famous Badminton player, was born. |
| 8/25/1999 | Former Indian Davis Cup captain Narendra Nath died in Delhi. |
| 10/9/1945 | British troops occupy Andaman in Gulf of Bengal. |
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