Birth of Guru Har Rai Ji
Guru Har Rai Ji was born on 16 January 1630 in Punjab. He was the seventh Guru of Sikhism and the grandson of Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji. Guru Har Rai Ji is considered a symbol of compassion, service and non-violence. They established medicinal gardens and hospitals and focused on caring for the sick. He peacefully spread the teachings of Sikhism and gave the message of humanity, compassion and moral values.
Important events of 16 January
- 2020 – Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh flagged off the 51st K-9 Vajra-T cannon at Hazira Larsen & Toubro Armored System Complex in Surat, Gujarat.
- 2013 – 24 people died in bomb blasts in Idlib, Syria.
- 2009 – Mumbai defeated Uttar Pradesh to win the Ranji Championship for a record 38th time.
- 2008 – The Supreme Court gave two weeks time to the Central Government to submit a draft plan on the Sethusamudram project.
- 2006 – Socialist leader Michelle Bachelet became the first female President of Chile.
- 2005 – FBI to crack down on Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Azhar. Asked for help from India.
- 2003 – Indian-origin Kalpana Chawla left for her second space journey.
- 2000 – The Chinese government recognized a two-year-old Tibetan boy as the incarnation of ‘Sakar Buddha’.
- 1999 – Anil Sood became Vice President of the World Bank.
- 1996 – Hubble Space Telescope scientists claimed to have discovered more than 100 new galaxies.
- 1995 – Agreement reached to stop civil war in Chechnya.
- 1992- Extradition treaty signed between India and Britain.
- 1991 – ‘First Gulf War’ begins.
- 1989 – The Soviet Union announced plans for a manned mission to Mars.
- 1979 – ‘Shah of Iran’ reached Egypt with his family.
- 1969 – There was an exchange of members in space between the Soviet spacecraft ‘Soyuz 4’ and ‘Soyuz 5’.
- 1955 – Khadagwasla National Defense Academy was inaugurated in Pune.
- 1947 – Vincent Auriel became President of France.
- 1943 – The first air attack by the US Air Force took place on Ambon Island in Indonesia.
- 1920 – The League of Nations held its first council meeting in Paris.
- 1769 – For the first time, organized horse racing was organized in Calcutta.
- 1761 – The British removed the authority of the French over Pondicherry.
- 1681 – The grand coronation of Sambhaji took place in Raigarh Fort.
- 1581 – The British Parliament declared Roman Catholicism illegal.
- 1556 – Philip II becomes emperor of Spain.
- 1547 – Ivan IV ‘Ivan the Terrible’ became the Czar of Russia.
people born on january 16
- 2001 – Srihari Nataraj – Indian swimmer.
- 1950 – V.S. Sampath – Former 18th Chief Election Commissioner of India.
- 1946 – Kabir Bedi – Indian film actor.
- 1946 – Munishwar Chandra Dawar – Indian physician.
- 1931 – Subhash Mukhopadhyay – Father of India’s ‘first test tube baby’.
- 1927- Kamini Kaushal – Famous actress of Hindi films.
- 1926 – O. P. Nayyar – famous musician.
- 1630 – Guru Harrai Ji – Seventh Guru of the Sikhs.
Died on 16 January
- 1989 – Prem Nazir – Big star of Malayalam cinema.
- 1988 – L. Of. Jha – Eighth Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
- 1966 – T.L. Vaswani – Famous writer and educationist.
- 1962 – Ramnaresh Tripathi – Poet of the Prakchayavadi era.
- 1938 – Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay – immortal storyteller of Bengali language.
- 1901 – Mahadev Govind Ranade – Famous nationalist and social reformer.
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