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Historical Event on 4/16/1801

Warrior Vithoji Holkar of Peshwa kingdom was assassinated.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/24/1999Om Prakash Chautala is sworn in the Chief Minister of Haryana, and will seek trust vote on July 27.
12/13/1994Vishwanath Annappa Tatyasaheb Kore, Padmashri awardee, passed away.
7/9/1873Henry Albert John Gidney, greatest leader and politician, was born in Igatpuri, Maharashtra.
5/3/1969Dr. Zakir Hussain(1897-1969), third President of India and the first Muslim President who occupied this office on 13 May, 1967, passed away. He is also remembered as an educationist.
7/30/1933Gandhiji informs the Government of Bombay of his decision to march from Ahmedabad to Ras with 33 followers to revive Civil Disobedience movement.
3/9/1989Yasser Arafat, PLO Chairman, arrives on a two-day state visit to India.
8/21/2000Mahatma Gandhi's daughter-in-law Mrs. Nirmala Gandhi dies in Wardha. She was 91.
8/28/1972General Insurance Business was nationalised.
12/31/1988Treaty signed between India and Pakistan for not to target nuclear sites of each other.
12/31/1738Lord Charles Cornvalis, Governor General of India (1786-1793), was born.