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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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4/6/1664Harkhishan Singh, Sikh Guru, died.
8/3/1994The first successful heart transplant operation was performed at the All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi, by a team of doctors led by Prof. P. Venugopal (25-2-96).
10/28/1962US pledges to rush arms to India.
6/23/1958Tamil leaders in Madras call on Nehru to lobby for better treatment of Ceylon's Tamil minority.
1/22/1858Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was sentenced to death.
8/15/1992Karnataka seeks army help to nab sandal wood smuggler Veerappan.
4/17/1996Indian Railways bars AIDS patients from using trains.
10/29/1991Janta Dal leaders inculding V.P. Singh arrested on way to Ayodhya.