16-November-1713

Chhatrapati Shahu appointed Balaji Vishwanath, a very remarkable man in Maratha history, as 'Peshwa'. 16-November-1860

First group of Indian worker's reached Natal, South Africa. 16-November-1877

Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia, professor, pioneer and innovator, died. He was the first Indian who was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, London. He introduced lighting by gas and was the first to build "INDUS", a steam-ship in India in 1833. He also introduced sewing machine, photography and electro-plating. 16-November-1883

Pandit Baburao Vishnu Paradkar, eminent Hindi editor and journalist, was born at Varanasi. His journey in journalism moved from Hindi Bangwasi-1907, Hitwarta (1910), Bharatmitra (1916). He was arrested being accused of revolution and assassination a

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