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Historical Event on 3/27/1767

Khanderao Holkar, one of the Generals in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/24/1988Prithvi, India's first Indigenously designed surface-to-surface tactical missile of 250km, was successfully test fired from Sriharikota. India becomes the fifth country to develop such a missile.
1/19/1948India and Pakistan accept U.N. mediation in New York.
10/11/1993CBI files chargesheet against stock-broker Hiten Dalal and 3 others for defrauding Canbank Mutual Fund over Rs.102 crore.
8/20/1933Mahatma Gandhi is rushed to the hospital on the fourth day of his latest fast.
6/23/1935Ram Kolarkar, famous marathi author and editor, was born.
8/22/1818Warren Hastings, first Governor General of India (1773-84), died at the age of 85.
8/8/1949India concludes a treaty with Bhutan.
2/17/1994Gopikrishna, internationaly famed 'Kathtak' exponent, died at the age of 61 years.
5/15/1958Gift Tax Act was introduced.
1/12/2000Dr. Gurudev S. Khush of the Manila-based International Rice Research Institute wins the Wolf prize for Agriculture for the year 2000.