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Historical Event on 1/16/1858

Baithi, Laikha, Ratna, Maani, and the women who participated in Mairath Kranti at Gudgaon, all were hanged.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/22/1993The centre bans the use of 12 pesticides.
5/16/1926Manik Varma, famous singer, was born.
2/9/1951The first census of free India of enumeration work was started.
7/9/1969India accepted 'Royal Bengal Tiger' as its National Animal, as recommended by the Indian Wild life Board. This Tiger is also known as the majestic tiger - panthere tigris (Linnaeus).
9/12/1990Konkan Railway project formally launched with the opening of a project office in Ratnagiri in Maharashtra State.
6/23/1997Communication equipment worth several crores destroyed and Chennai's land and mobile telephone networks thrown out of gear in a fire at Anna Road telephone exchange.
5/12/1949S Vijaya Laxmi Pandit, first woman foreign ambassador, was received in US.
6/27/1964Teen Murti Bhavan, official residence of the Prime Minister of India, became the Nehru Memorial Museum.
8/21/1988500 killed near the Nepal border in an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale.
1/24/1958First international Film Festival started in Mumbai.