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Historical Event on 1/16/1681
Sambhaji was crowned as the successor of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in a function held at Raigad Fort.
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| 10/28/1928 | M.G.K. Menon, Physics expert, was born. |
| 8/21/1995 | Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, noted physics scientist, died at the age of 84. He was one of the world's leading astro-physicists for his contributions to the study of stars. Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science--the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983. |
| 4/5/1848 | Satara kingdom came to end. |
| 3/10/1991 | The Army Dental Corps celebrates its Golden Jubilee and proudly recounts its past glory. |
| 1/14/1998 | The Prime Ministers of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh come together for a three-nation business summit in Dhaka. |
| 4/14/1941 | Julie Christie, actress (Dr Zhivago), was born in Assam, India. |
| 2/4/1938 | Birju Maharaj, famous Kathak Dancer ""Guru"", was born. |
| 12/6/1946 | Anglo-Indian talks end in failure after three days at London. |
| 3/11/1994 | The Supreme Court upholds sacking of BJP Governments; Balasaheb Deoras quits as RSS Chief; Rajendra Singh alias Rajju Bhaiya to succeed. |
| 11/13/1998 | Pravabati Devi (88), freedom fighter and `Mother Teresa of Orissa', dies at the orphanage set up by her at Chharchanpali. |
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