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Historical Event on 2/16/1745

Thorle Madhavrao, fourth Peshwa in Maratha kingdom, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
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.
4/30/1999Jessica Lal, model and TV personality, was murdered in a crowded south Delhi restaurant.
2/11/1933The outcome of the conference was that diarchy in the province was abolished, federal system was established in the center, Sindh was separated from Bombay, communal awards were started by the Prime Minister of Britain Sir Ramsay McDonald and White Paper on Indian reforms was published in 1933.
10/6/1990Justice Ranganath Mishra sworn in as Chief Justice of Supreme Court.
8/15/1985Accord reached on the Assam foreign nationals issue, agitation called off.
2/1/1785Warren Hastings left India on Feb 8 and attended the Council meeting for the last time.
2/20/1863Pandit A. R. Rajrajvarma, famous Malyalam poet, grammer expert and Sanskrit expert, was born.
6/20/1873Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta.
1/17/1997Government rules out granting dual citizenship to NRIs.
4/22/2000Bhaktavar Lentin (72), former Judge of the Bombay High Court, died after a prolonged illness at his residence in Mumbai.