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Historical Event on 10/16/1788
Maratha's crowned Shahaalam as king of Delhi.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
6/17/1913 | Waman Vasudev Chitle (Bal Chitle), Marathi story writer and editor, was born. |
12/10/1952 | World's first official Family Planning programme launched in India. |
4/18/1966 | Kuwalyanand Swami (Jagannath Ganesh Gune), great Physical Training and Yoga expert, passed away. |
8/17/1932 | V.S. Naipaul, great Indian writer, was born. |
9/13/1996 | Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha. |
4/22/1994 | Sushil, great Jain Muni Acharya, passed away. |
9/5/1979 | Earl of Mountbatten's funeral held in Burma. |
11/1/1948 | An Indian brigade group supported by the 7th Cavalry (Stuart tanks) broke through the Great Himalayan Range at Zojila to drive out the invaders from Ladakh district. At approximately 3,500 metres, this was the highest point in the history of warfare that tanks had operated. |
11/2/1956 | Express Train plunged down the Marudaiyar river embarkment killng 143 persons. |
12/29/1972 | Construction work of Metro Train in Calcutta commenced. |
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