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Historical Event on 1/14/1851

Peshwa Bajirao Raghunath, last Peshwa of Marathas, passed away at Brahmawart.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/4/1951West Germany establishes full diplomatic relations with India.
5/20/1915Gandhiji founded Satyagraha Ashram (later known as Sabarmati Ashram after the name of the river) at Ahmedabad.
5/28/1923Nandamuri Tarak Ramarao, film star, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and founder of Telgu Desam Party, was born. He has acted in many films including 'Patal Bhairavi'.
4/26/1858Kunwar Singh, revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, passed away. He fought his last battle near Jagdishpur, Bihar on April 23, 1858 and defeated the Britishers but was deeply wounded. He also organised the national rebels.
3/9/1961Vishnu Sahay was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 15-04-1962.
7/24/2000S. Vijayalakshmi becomes the first Indian woman Grandmaster in the International Grandmasters chess tournament held in Hyderabad.
11/14/1996Competition Post Card', a new category of postcard, priced Rs. 2 introduced.
12/20/1850Atma Dev, social reformer and religious leader, was born.
5/2/1953Declaration by the PM that India was opposed to joining any power-block in the event of another war.
10/21/1916Dinkarrai Dhirajlal Desai, cricket Test Umpire for 3 tests from 1955-57, was born in Gujarat.