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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
2/2/1978The Indian National Congress (I) recognized as a national party and allotted the election symbol 'hand' (Palm).
8/9/1952New Delhi reports that 20 mil. Indian peasants were imperiled by crop failures.
6/14/1997Rajya Sabha chairman recognises split in AIADMK parliamentary party and designates Jayalalitha-led AIADMK as AIADMK(I) and Thirunavukkarasu group as AIADMK(II).
9/3/1767Colonel Smith was defeated in the battle of Changama that took place between the combined forces of Nizam and Hyder Ali and the British army. This was the first war of Mysore. The British concluded a humiliating peace with Hyder Ali of Mysore.
5/13/1648Construction of the Red Fort at Dehli was completed.
10/1/1958Metric System of weights was introduced in India.
7/30/1883Badridas Goenka, famous industrialist, was born.
1/1/1976Broadcasting of Commercial Advertisements on TV stations started.
7/18/1993India beats France 3-2 in a sensational Davis Cup tie to enter into the semi-final.
9/3/1906Prithviraj Kapoor, veteran film actor, was born in Peshawar. His first film was 'Challenge' (1929). He is the founder of Prithvi Theatre in Bombay. He is remembered for his immortal role of Akbar is film 'Mugul-E-Azam'.