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Historical Event on 1/16/1988

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/22/1991President withholds assent to the pension bill of Members of Parliament.
11/16/1962Chinese troops launch a major offensive in the frontier war.
4/16/1991President's rule imposed in Haryana.
6/14/1996CBI grills PV Prabhakar Rao, son of former PM, for his involvement in the Rs. 133 crore NFL urea import scandal.
11/6/1931Chithira Tirunal Bala Ramavarma, ascended throne and ruled state of Travancore as Maharaja, passed away.
12/1/1951Abanindra Nath Tagore, famous Indian painter and sculptor, died in Calcutta.
10/24/1995A total eclipse of the sun witnessed from India to Vietnam.
5/11/1911Shrimati Lalitadevi, wife of second Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri, was born.
1/27/1987P. T. Usha nominated the Asian Athlete of 1986 by the US Sports Academy (USA).
8/22/1994Two dozen Mahar soldiers were ambushed when the Indian contingent was trying to stem the war in Somalia. Seven, including a JCO, lost their lives.