January7

Gerard George Clifford, Dutch director of East India Company, was born.

Heinrich Von Stephan, famous general of postal union and freedom fighter, was born at Pomerania.

Martyer Sohanlal Pathak was born.

Madhav Narayan Joshi, comedy drama writer, was born.

Raghukul Tilak, educationist and social worker, was born at Meerut, UP.

Rajindranath, cricketer (4 stumpings in his only Test for India), was born at Amritsar.

Vijay Tendulkar, famous playwright and novelist, was born.

The whole nation pays homage to Kanchi's beloved 'peripatetic tapasvin sage', Shri Shri Shankaracharya Chandrashekharendra, who died on this date during his 100th year.

Malhotra Committee recommends privatisation and foreign participation of LIC and GIC.

The hearing of the case began that was filed against the last Mughal Emperor Bahadhur Shah II for taking part in the first armed revolution against the British.

The Bahadur Shah II case trial was started, which ended on March 29.

The union govt. acquires 67.703 acres of land in and around the disputed area at Ayodhya and refers the issue to the Supreme Court.

Vinoo Mankad scores 231 vs New Zealand, 413 opening stand with Roy.

Kapil Dev takes his 300th Test wicket. At 28, he was the youngest cricketer to accomplish this feat.

Jaspal Rana bags six gold medals in the men's standard pistol and air pistol and set two more records on the penultimate day of the National shooting.

Third Battle of Panipat: Ahmed Shah Abdali, the ruler of Afghanistan, defeats the Marathas; Maratha imperialism checked.

Mrs. Janaki Ramachandran sworn in as CM of Tamil Nadu.

President returns the Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bills of 1986 to Parliament at the instance of the Government.

C. Subramaniam, Maharashtra Governor, resigns.