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Historical Event on 4/16/1801

Warrior Vithoji Holkar of Peshwa kingdom was assassinated.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/2/1905Shantiswaroop Dhavan, former Governor of West Bengal, was born.
1/22/1990The International Literacy Campaign was launced in the country by the Prime Minister at a national function held at New Delhi. (8-9-90).
4/22/1840James Princes, British research scientist and archeaologist, passed away.
4/8/1998Sedapatti R. Muthiah resigns as the Union Surface Transport Minister at the behest of his party supremo Jayalalitha. He is involved in court cases.
10/27/1999The Archbishop of Delhi rules out Pope John Paul II's dialogue with the VHP during his visit to India in November.
4/24/1929First non-stop flight from England to India takes-off.
8/2/1987Vishwanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win the World Junior Chess championship.
3/2/1984Mother Teresa University inaugurated by Mother herself at Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu.
2/20/1985Bhawani Prasad Mishra, progressive Hindi poet, passed away. His most famous poem is ""Main Geet Bechtaa Hun"".
11/8/2000Queen Ingrid (90), Denmark's Swedish born queen mother and great-grand daughter of Britain's Queen Victoria, died in Copenhagen.