<b>January 10, 1966:</b> Tashkent Declaration signed by Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistani President Muhammad Ayub Khan.
<b>January 11, 1966:</b> Lal Bahadur Shastri mysteriously dies, reportedly from a heart attack, in middle of the night inside his hotel room in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (then USSR).
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<b>January 12, 1863:</b> Born, Narendranath Dutta, the chief disciple of Paramahansa Ramakrishna, in Kolkata. Initiated in saMnyAsa by his master and given the name of vivekAnanda, a name that eventually echoed in every hindu household all across bhArata.
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<b>January 14, 1761:</b> The accursed battle between Ahmed Shah Abdali and Maratha general Sadashivrao Bhau, began on this foggy and cold makara sankranti day, and lasted for several days. Read Hauma Hamiddha's recent article on the subject at his site.
<b>January 11, 1966:</b> Lal Bahadur Shastri mysteriously dies, reportedly from a heart attack, in middle of the night inside his hotel room in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (then USSR).
<img src='http://im.rediff.com/news/2004/oct/05shastri.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<b>January 12, 1863:</b> Born, Narendranath Dutta, the chief disciple of Paramahansa Ramakrishna, in Kolkata. Initiated in saMnyAsa by his master and given the name of vivekAnanda, a name that eventually echoed in every hindu household all across bhArata.
<img src='http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Swami_Vivekananda_Jaipur.jpg/180px-Swami_Vivekananda_Jaipur.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<b>January 14, 1761:</b> The accursed battle between Ahmed Shah Abdali and Maratha general Sadashivrao Bhau, began on this foggy and cold makara sankranti day, and lasted for several days. Read Hauma Hamiddha's recent article on the subject at his site.