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Historical Event on 2/16/1745
Thorle Madhavrao, fourth Peshwa in Maratha kingdom, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/15/1955 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) by the President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad. |
| 10/2/1979 | Operation (Milk) Flood-II launched. |
| 10/5/1991 | Vinayakrao Devrukhkar, famous playwright, novelist and editor of a daily newspaper 'Sandhya', died. |
| 7/20/1829 | Jankibai passed away in jail. |
| 5/2/1977 | C.V. Narasimhan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 25/11/77). |
| 2/2/1930 | Vasudev Govind Apte, editor and dictrionay creator, passed away. |
| 12/1/2000 | There would be a cap of 20 per cent equity for broadcasters planning to operate DTH television services, said I&B minister Sushma Swaraj. |
| 6/7/1965 | Ashutosh Kali, great revolutionary, passed away. |
| 11/19/2000 | Indian girls lifts Asian junior title in the inaugural Asian Hockey Federation cup under-18 championship in Hong Kong. |
| 10/1/1978 | In the Child Marriage Act, minimum age for marriage was raised to 21 year for males and 18 years for females. |
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