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Historical Event on 3/7/1921
Kulwant Singh Virk, famous Hindi writer and journalist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/19/1966 | Indira Gandhi elected leader of the Congress party to succeed the late Lal Bahadur Shastri as the third Prime Minister of India. She pledged to follow path of Non-Alignment in worlds affairs. |
| 10/12/1993 | RBI liberalises credit and monetary policy. |
| 10/23/1898 | Khandubhai K. Desai, politician and social reformer, was born at Bulsar in Gujarat. |
| 8/7/1941 | Rabindranath Devendranath Tagore ""Gurudev"", great Indian poet, voluminous playwright, Noble Laureate, social reformer, freedom fighter, painter and philosopher, passed away at Calcutta at the age on 80 years. He will be always remembered for the national song ""Jana Gana Mana"" and as a founder of Vishwa Bharati, Shantiniketen, etc. |
| 2/1/1948 | Marathi Sanshodhan Mandal' established. |
| 1/22/1967 | Atomic Energy Center was renamed after Homi Jahangir Bhabha as 'Bhabha Atomic Research Centre' at Trombay, Mumbai. |
| 3/31/1990 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1841-1956) (Posthumous). |
| 1/31/1994 | Punjab and Haryana High Court orders plastic surgery to remove 'Jebkatri' (pickpocket) tattooed on the forehead of four women by Amritsar Police. |
| 3/20/1782 | Colonel James Tod, author and researcher of Rajput history, was born. |
| 9/12/1998 | Bihar flood toll mounts to 320. |
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