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Historical Event on 4/16/1801
Warrior Vithoji Holkar of Peshwa kingdom was assassinated.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/1/1941 | C. Y. Chintamani died. |
| 3/28/1994 | G-15 summit opens with only six heads of Government in New Delhi. |
| 3/28/1991 | IAF men die in an air crash in Bangalore. |
| 7/1/1955 | S. P. Kampani, was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 18-07-1957. |
| 8/11/1908 | Khudiram Bose was hanged on this day in Central Jail at Mujaffarpur, Bihar at the age of 19 years. He along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to bomb the carriage supposed to be carrying Kingsford, unfortunately he was betrayed and was caught and finally was sentenced to death and hanged. This day is observed as ""Martyr's Day"" in memory of the great freedom fighter. Even today the soul stirring songs composed in his honour are sung by Bengali folk-singers. |
| 8/1/1988 | Air Chief Marshal Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1991. |
| 4/26/1762 | Shyam Shastri, musician and a great artist of India, was born at Tiruvarur. |
| 1/8/1993 | Dr. P.C. Alexander appointed Governor of Maharashtra. |
| 5/23/1942 | Lt Gen Joseph Stilwell and his men arrive at Dimapur, having retreated 150 miles (240 km) through the Burmese jungle. `We took a hell of a beating,' he said. |
| 8/6/1989 | Six top Cricket stars banned for one year from all cricket activities on the issue of American tour. |
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