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Historical Event on 3/5/1868
Harishchandra Sakharam Bhatwadekar alias Save Dada, who filmed the felicitation function of Wrangler R. P. Paranjapye, was born. This film was titled as ""The Fresh Indian Regular of Cambridge University."" He was the First Short Documentary Film Maker of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/19/1951 | Amritlal Vithaldas Thakkar (Thakkarbappa), social reformer of Gujrat and right hand of Gandhiji in socially segregated Harijans, passed away. |
| 3/3/1700 | Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj died of lung infection due to smallpox at Sinhagad fort. |
| 10/25/1997 | 180mw Lower Periyar Hydroelectric Project in Kerala commissioned after 13 long years. |
| 4/15/1976 | India announces it will send an envoy to Peking, first time in 15 years. |
| 11/5/1927 | Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India, met Gandhiji, S.Shriniwas Iyengar and M.A. Ansari Congress leaders at New Delhi. |
| 5/11/1885 | Krishnamohan Bandopadhyay, leader, essay writer and journalist of Bengal, passed away. |
| 7/19/1998 | The INSAT-2C satellite suffers ``disorientation'' - loss of earth lock - briefly. |
| 12/11/1967 | 6.5 earthquake in West India, 170 killed. |
| 10/14/1980 | S. N. Banerjee, cricketer--one Test for India and 249 runs 10th wkt stand on tour, died. |
| 8/2/1987 | Vishwanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win the World Junior Chess championship. |
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