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Historical Event on 1/16/1681

Sambhaji was crowned as the successor of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in a function held at Raigad Fort.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/10/1993India asks Pakistan to reduce its diplomatic strength by 40.
1/31/1997INS Vikrant, Indian Navy's first aircraft carrier, de-commissioned.
6/4/1926Dalai Lama introduces a tax on ears for Tibetans to equip the army. Those with only one ear will pay half the tax.
4/22/1958Admiral R. T. Katari was appointed as the first Indian Chief of the Naval Staff.
8/7/1905Indian National Congress declared to boycott the British goods for the first time against Bengal partition, and also advocated to buy ' Swadeshi.
4/19/1993Sanjay Dutt, film star, was held under TADA for possessing an AK-56 rifle.
4/26/1995Indian Newspaper Society (INS) calls off stir plans following Government conceding a major demand of the newspaper industry by putting newsprint on the Open General Licence (OGL) and abolish the condition requiring newspapers to buy two tonnes of indigenous newsprint in order to import one tonne.
11/25/1977John Lobo became the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/79).
11/25/1977Chaitanya Maha Prabhu, vaishnav Sant, passed away. His mortal remains at Puri.(9/7or 29/6).
3/28/1990Bengal beat Delhi in rained-out cricket Ranji Trophy final on quotient.