Important Events in 1620 – Indian History on 16 January

• 1620: Amarsingh I, Rajput’s guhilot lineage king of Mewad, died.

Important Events in 1681 – Indian History on 16 January

• 1681: Sambhaji was crowned as the successor of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in a function held at Raigad Fort.

Important Events in 1818 – Indian History on 16 January

• 1818: The Rana of Udaipur signed a treaty with the British to protect Mewad.

Important Events in 1858 – Indian History on 16 January

• 1858: Baithi, Laikha, Ratna, Maani, and the women who participated in Mairath Kranti at Gudgaon, all were hanged.

Important Events in 1896 – Indian History on 16 January

• 1896: Jaideva Singh, famous musician and educationist, was born Shohratgarh, U.P.

Important Events in 1901 – Indian History on 16 January

• 1901: Mahadeo Govind Ranade, eminent social worker and thinker, passed away.

Important Events in 1916 – Indian History on 16 January

• 1916: Amat Debananda, politician, was born in Balani village at Orissa .

Important Events in 1919 – Indian History on 16 January

• 1919: Nasikrao Khantadu Tirpude, former Duputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.

Important Events in 1920 – Indian History on 16 January

• 1920: Nani Palkhiwala, famous law expert, was born.

Important Events in 1924 – Indian History on 16 January

• 1924: In a tragic ship wreck, Kumaran Asan, famous Malayalam poet & eminent social worker, died.

Important Events in 1938 – Indian History on 16 January

• 1938: Sarat Chandra Chatterji, famous Bengali novelist and writer, passed away.

Important Events in 1941 – Indian History on 16 January

• 1941: Ashok Vajpai, veteran critic and Hindi poet, was born.

Important Events in 1942 – Indian History on 16 January

• 1942: Jawaharlal Nehru succeeds Gandhi as head of Indian National Congress.

Important Events in 1945 – Indian History on 16 January

• 1945: Kabir Bedi, famous Hindi and foreign actor (Thief of Baghdad, Terminal Entry), was born.

Important Events in 1948 – Indian History on 16 January

• 1948: Pakistan charges India with systematic campaign to wipe out Muslims.

Important Events in 1954 – Indian History on 16 January

• 1954: Baburao Painter (Baburao Krishnaji Meshri), famous artist, sculptor, filmmaker and producer, died.

Important Events in 1966 – Indian History on 16 January

• 1966: Sadhu Thanwardas Lilaram Vaswani, noted thinker and saint poet, great orator, professor and prolific writer, died at Pune.

Important Events in 1973 – Indian History on 16 January

• 1973: Om Prakash Mehra, Air Chief Marshal PVSM, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/01/1976.

Important Events in 1985 – Indian History on 16 January

• 1985: Balram Jakhar elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

Important Events in 1988 – Indian History on 16 January

• 1988: L. K. Jha, famous economist and member of Rajya Sabha, died.

Important Events in 1989 – Indian History on 16 January

• 1989: Prem Nazir, famous actor of more than 620 Malayalam films, died at the age of 59 yrs.

Important Events in 1990 – Indian History on 16 January

• 1990: All Governors asked to resign.
• 1990: Dr. R.R. Diwakar, Gandhian and former Union Minister, passed away.

Important Events in 1992 – Indian History on 16 January

• 1992: Prices of steel and iron decontrolled.
• 1992: For the first time in a decade, India decides to import one million tonnes of wheat.

Important Events in 1995 – Indian History on 16 January

• 1995: India and USA form new trade framework called Indo-US Commercial Alliance and signs contracts worth $ 1.4 b.
• 1995: Missile carrier vessel ‘Vidhrut’ dedicated to nation.

Important Events in 1996 – Indian History on 16 January

• 1996: Supreme Court says trial courts should hold trial of rape cases in camera.
• 1996: Union Cabinet Minister V.C. Shukla, Balram Jhakar, Madhavrao Scindia, and others including BJP President L.K. Advani, Arjun Singh and Devi Lal chargesheeted in the multi-crore Jain `Hawala’ case. CBI seeks sanction to prosecute them. L.K. Advani resigns from Lok Sabha membership.

Important Events in 1997 – Indian History on 16 January

• 1997: Dr. Datta Samant, Trade Union leader, shot dead in Mumbai.

Important Events in 1999 – Indian History on 16 January

• 1999: Ritwick Bhattacharya (Delhi) and Mekhala Subedar (Maharashtra) won the men’s and women’s titles in the National squash championship in Calcutta.

Important Events in 2000 – Indian History on 16 January

• 2000: P. Moses, Indian High Commission Staff member, badly beaten up and abducted by Pakistani intelligence operators in Islamabad.
• 2000: Punjab men, Railway women win the Senior National Volleyball championship in Salem.