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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
3/15/1950Planning Commission Day.
8/14/1998Classical vocalist Shamshad Begum, who enthralled radio listeners in the 30s and 40s, died in Mumbai.
7/4/1897Alluri Seetaram Raju, freedom fighter, was born in a Kshatriya clan in Andhra Pradesh. He is rememberred as one of the great sons of India in the annals of Indian history who fought valiantly for his motherland in the early period of the freedom movement.
8/26/1947Nawab of Bhopal announced accession of the Bhopal state to the Indian Dominion.
5/27/1964Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister and architect of modern India, passed away at the age of 74.
7/14/1946India grants Siam a 20 year, 3 mil. credit to increase export of Siamese rice.
1/21/1980Assembly elections in Kerala; LDF wins absolute majority. E.K. Nayanar forms government in Kerala.
11/3/1990Manmohan Krishna, famous film actor, passed away.
8/28/1904First car rally between Calcutta to Barakpur held.
7/27/1982Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi first visited the US in almost 11 years.