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Historical Event on 1/16/1996

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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/12/1995Kerala's birthrate drops to 17.5 per 1000.
4/28/1740Baji Rao I aka Thorle BajiRao Peshwa passed away at Raverkhedi near the banks of the Narmada river near Khargon and his son Balaji Baji Rao was placed on his father's throne as the Peshwa.
7/25/1992Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma sworn in as the ninth President of India. He remain in this office from July 25, 1992 to July 25, 1997.
6/18/1994The strength of the Sikkim Sangram Parishad ministry led by Sanchaman Limboo reduced to 14 in the 32-member house.
3/11/1997Sadhana Mukherjee, a sex-worker from Calcutta, represents India at the first international conference on prostitution beginning in Los Angeles.
4/29/1939Netaji resigned from the Congress and established his own party, the Forward Block and created a political deadlock in India.
10/2/1993Prime Minister's employment project started in urban areas.
6/30/1834Congress creates Indian Territory (now Oklahoma).
11/8/1893Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu, great musician and professor, was born in Bangalore.
2/23/1980Prakash Padukone becomes the first Indian to win All-England Badminton Championship.