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Historical Event on 1/14/1851

Peshwa Bajirao Raghunath, last Peshwa of Marathas, passed away at Brahmawart.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/2/1814Calcutta Museum was established. It was a part of the Asiatic Society at a suggestion of a Danish surgeon Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, who was its first Director also.
9/16/1954The Lok Sabha adopted a clause in the Special Marriage Bill providing for divorce by consent.
12/22/1998The Patents Bill gets Rajya Sabha approval.
1/6/1979Rohini-200, first monsoon experimental rocket, launched from Thumba.
12/14/1953Vijay Amritraj, great Indian tennis player and actor (Octopussy), was born.
11/20/1969The Union Home Ministry decides to reserve posts for SC\STs in the public sector undertakings.
10/13/1971Hitesh Modi, cricketer (Kenyan left-handed batsman 1996 World Cup), was born.
10/13/1971Akbar Abul-Fath Djalaluddin, third Mughal Emperor of India (1556-1605), was born at Amarkot in Sind under the protection of Rana Virsal. Humayun had also taken refuge at Amarkot.
10/30/1976Elections to the lower house of the Indian Parliament suspended again until early 1978.
7/21/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announces a special fund for population projects with the Planning Commission providing seed money of Rs. 100 crores. He was addressing the maiden meeting of the National Population Commission.