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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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/17/1920Mujiburr Rahman, the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh, was born in Tungipara now in Bangladesh.
5/26/1945Vilasrao Dagdojirao Deshmukh, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
11/24/1997Leander-Mahesh stumble at the final step, finish second in the World doubles tennis championships at Hartford.
3/23/1923Shekh Mubarak Ali Ayaj, Sindhi litterateur, was born.
9/17/1954India outlaws bigamy.
12/23/1976Indira Gandhi attacks the pro-Moscow Communist party for enticing her son Sanjay, but she denies grooming him as her successor.
8/10/1995Harishankar Parsai, famous Hindi litterateur, passed away.
1/16/1988L. K. Jha, famous economist and member of Rajya Sabha, died.
6/30/1928Kalyanji, famous music director, was born.
4/12/1978After several state victories, Congress party-I (for Indira) is recognized as official opposition.