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Historical Event on 3/1/1818

Singhgad won by the Britishers after the end of Peshwa kingdom.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/12/1993Samsher Bahadur Singh, modern Hindi poet, passed away.
2/18/1911Captain Vasudev Belwalkar, who had also written the novels on history and war, was born.
10/12/1860Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, passed away at the age of 73.
5/24/1933Hemchandra Tukaram Dani, cricketer (Test Ind vs Pak, 1-19, ct 1, DNB), was born in Dudhani, Maharashtra.
10/16/1997Queen Elizabeth visits Kalakshetra where she witnesses Bharatanatyam show and film shooting at MGR Film City, Taramani in Chennai. She also goes to Kancheepuram and Sriperumbudur (Rajiv Gandhi memorial).
9/2/1960Dr. Shankar Purushottam Adharkar, famous Botanist in India, passed away.
5/7/1994Dr. S.P. Tripathy, Director-General of ICMR, retired after 32 years of distinguished service in the ICMR, and Dr. G.V. Satyavati took over as the new Director-General of ICMR in July 1994. She became the first woman scientist in the country to head not only ICMR but any Research agency in independent India.
1/30/1908Gandhiji was summoned to see General Smuts at Pretoria and released on reaching a compromise.
3/22/2000INSAT-3B launched.
7/5/1968Naval Submarine wing in Indian Naval Force came into existence with the arrival of the first submarine from the Soviet Union.