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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
7/24/2000S. Vijayalakshmi becomes the first Indian woman Grandmaster in the International Grandmasters chess tournament held in Hyderabad.
10/15/1932First Indian commercial airliner service 'Tata Sons Ltd' started. (Tata Airlines)
1/4/1907Govind Rai, renowned Gujarati novelist and writer of 'Saraswati Chandra', passed away.
4/1/1990Gold Control Act was withdrawn.
4/4/1984Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian Astronaut to go in space from Baikanaur aboard Soviet Space Craft 'Soyuz 11' and revolved around the earth.
7/12/1949Ban on RSS lifted on the assurance that it abjures violence.
1/8/1941Swami Pranabananda Maharaj, father of Bharat Sevashram Sangha, passed away.
12/7/1995Indian, UN Mission in Bosnia & Herzegovina begin (UNMIBH - Dec 95 To Till Date).
12/22/1975Vishnupant Purshottam Bhagwat, editor, publisher and printer of monthly magzine ""Satyakatha"", d
1/1/1985United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the year as the ""International Youth Year""(IYY) with the theme ""Participation, Development and Peace"".