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Historical Event on 10/16/1788

Maratha's crowned Shahaalam as king of Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/30/1699Guru Govind Singh the 10th Guru of Sikh's established 'Khalsa Panth'.
11/9/1913Weekly 'Pratap' was published from Kanpur which was edited by Ganesh Shankar Vidyrarthi.
1/18/1992Muthuswami Pillai, father of Bharat Natyam classical dance, passed away.
3/3/1997Indian Socialist Party headed by Arangil Sridharan merges with Lok Sakthi. It was floated by Ramakrishna Hedge.
9/26/1977Uday Shankar (Chowdhury), producer and director of dance-based film 'Kalpana', passed away. He was the elder brother of Pandit Ravishankar. His main achievement was the blending of the Indian classical style with the Western Ballet and various folk dances.
1/23/1978The motto ""Shastra se Shakti"" (Strength though arms) in Hindi written in Devengiri script was approved by the President of India as the motto of the Army Ordnance Corps.The original corps motto of the Ordnance corps was ""Usa Tela Tananti"" found in the arms of the board of Ordnance. This was translated to mean ""To the thunder his arms"". The corps song titled ""Ayudh Corps Mahan"" was introduced for the first time in 4th re-union of the Army Ordnance Corps. The song is to be played or sung ""within unit lines only"", during purely Regimental functions.
1/26/1931Gandhiji was unconditionally released from prison.
3/24/1984Dilraj Singh, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Vancouver, Canada.
6/10/1984Top army commander killed in Bihar; Sikh troops desert unit.
11/13/1901Four Language panels were started on Rs. 10/- notes. First time four corner serial numbers were introduced. This panel had Indian languages which varied from state to state.