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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
8/3/1780British officer captain Bruce conquered Gwalior fort under Major Popham after defeating Sindhiya.
6/22/1993Ordinance to amend Consumer Act was issued; Government doctors and hospitals were kept out of its ambit.
6/3/1992Kerala CM K. Karunakaran injured in a road accident.
2/16/1942The third IAF unit to operate the Lysander was No.4 Squadron, formed with four aircraft on 16 February 1942. This squadron was to continue to operate the Westland aircraft until it too was re-equipped with the Hurricane in June 1943.
7/28/1914Japanese boat 'Kamagata Maru' was compelled to deport to India from Vancouver, Canada. The ship was boarded with active freedom fighters who were against the British Government.
3/25/1911L. D. Swamikannu publishes ""Manual of Indian Chronology"" in Bombay.
7/22/19961996-97 budget presented to Parliament by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram.
9/27/1972Shri Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan, prolific author and first librarian of the University of Madras, passed away at the age of 80 at Bangalore.
4/3/1914Sam Hormuj Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, India's first Field Marshal, was born. He was better known as ""Sam Manekshaw"".
2/4/1934Madhusudan Das ""Utkal Gourab"", passed away. He was described as a great Indian patriot, who wore himself out is giving shape and reality to various nation-building schemes. He wrote a number of articles and poems both in Oriya, English and Bengali to fill people with enthusiasm and patriotism. He was the first non-official Vice Chairman and then Chairman of Cuttack District Board.