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Historical Event on 3/1/1818

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

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7/25/1813First boat race started at Calcutta on the Hooghly river where seven sailing boats had competed.
4/29/1979Raja Mahendra Pratap, great revolutionary freedom fighter, passed away in New Delhi at the age of 93.
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