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Historical Event on 1/16/1945
Kabir Bedi, famous Hindi and foreign actor (Thief of Baghdad, Terminal Entry), was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/17/1839 | Lord William Bentik, governor general of India, was born. |
| 12/12/1905 | Mulkraj Anand, Indo-Anglian novelist and critic of international repute, was born in Peshawar, Pakistan. |
| 5/29/1953 | Ranji Nanan, cricketer (Trinidad off-spinner, 1 Test v Pakistan 1981), was born. |
| 9/2/1947 | Gandhiji is mobbed in Calcutta house; gives up idea of Noakhali visit. Peace efforts intensified. |
| 1/24/1966 | Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government. |
| 1/27/1926 | Arunkumar Vaidya, former General of Indian Army, was born. |
| 1/22/1945 | The Indian 7th Division captures Tilin at Burma. |
| 10/30/1966 | First meeting of the Shiv Sena at Shivaji Park. |
| 10/10/1996 | UP polls throw up a hung assembly. |
| 4/21/1975 | Farakka Barrage dedicated to nation. |
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