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Historical Event on 4/16/1801

Warrior Vithoji Holkar of Peshwa kingdom was assassinated.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/23/1920Air transportation began in India by two Royal Air Force planes between Karachi and Bombay, and Air Mail service started.
7/19/1998The INSAT-2C satellite suffers ``disorientation'' - loss of earth lock - briefly.
8/8/1968Abey Kuruvila, cricketer (promising Bombay fast bowler), was born in Mannar.
6/20/1995Mayavati Government wins vote of confidence.
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.
10/28/1981Underground Metro Train Compartments were tested on trial basis at Calcutta.
7/8/1999The bodies of 12 soldiers, who martyred in Kargil battle, were brought to New Delhi. So far 321 soldiers were killed and 476 wounded in operation Vijay.
4/11/199710-month-old Deve Gowde govt. at the centre voted out of power. 292 voting against the motion of confidence in Lok Sabha, 158 for it, 6 abstaining.
2/10/1999P. Gopi Chand (A.P.) and Aparna Popat (Karnataka) won the men's and women's singles titles respectively in the National badminton championship in Delhi.
6/20/1997Second round of Foreign Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan starts in Islamabad.