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Historical Event on 2/16/1745
Thorle Madhavrao, fourth Peshwa in Maratha kingdom, was born.
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| 12/1/1886 | Raja Mahendra Pratap, great revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Musran in U.P. |
| 8/25/1994 | Ramdas Nayak, President of BJP Mumbai and former MLA was assassinated at Chembur, Mumbai. He was 52. |
| 1/26/1961 | Special stamps dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in the Champion of Liberty series issued by the United States postal department. |
| 10/1/1991 | India takes over the presidency of Security Council with Ambassador G.R. Gharekhan in the chair. |
| 6/2/1991 | Dinesh Goswami, former Law Minister, passed away in a road accident in Assam. |
| 7/1/1964 | Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) was established. |
| 12/22/2000 | Three Army jawans die in an attack by a suicide squad of Lakshar-e-Taiba at the Red Fort in Delhi leading to a 45-minute gun-battle. |
| 11/3/1992 | Premnath, hero and villan of Hindi film industry, passed away. |
| 4/21/1995 | Medium range 'Akash', surface-to-air-missile, flight trial successful. |
| 5/6/1946 | Bhulabhai Desai, great politician, passed away. |
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