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Historical Event on 3/16/1832

Sarfoji Bhosle, King of Tanjawar, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/1/1905Karmaveer Bhausaheb Hire was born.
3/20/1994Pakistan closes down its consulate in Bombay.
3/4/1858J. P. Walker, British Officer, along with 200 prisoners who were mainly from the Indian Sepoy Mutiny, sailed from Calcutta to start a new settlement in the Andaman Islands.
2/4/1991An abortive bid to hijack a Calcutta-Agartala flight by a 24-year old youth.
11/29/1644The Massachusetts General Court issued a call for local pastors to learn the dialects of neighboring Indian tribes as an aid toward converting them to the Christian faith.
12/4/1997Lok Sabha was dissolved with immediate effect and new House was to be constituted by March 15 next.
8/25/199710,000 people residing in low lying areas in Gujarat shifted to safer places following incessant rains for two days. Death toll mounts to 265.
1/24/19953,400 meter long tunnel at Barcem piercing through the Karmali Ghat in Canacona taluka on the Konkan railway route in Goa completed at an approximate cost of Rs. 50 million.
4/17/1983Rohini (RS-D2), placed in orbit, was used for conducting some remote sensing technology studies using a landmark sensor payload. Launched by the second developmental launch of SLV-3.
12/1/1970T. Swaminathan was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 02-11-1972