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Historical Event on 3/1/1901
Vaidya Jogeshchandra Banerjee was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/11/1919 | Troops under General Barrett inflicted a sharp reverse today on the invading Afghans at Bagh Springs. The whole of the frontier area was up in arms with tribesmen threatening Landi Khotal and martial law being proclaimed in Peshawar. It was expected however that General Barrett, well equipped with guns and airplanes, would soon control the situation. Reports had been reaching London for some time about the possibility of an Afghan incursion following the murder of the pro-British Emir Habibullah. His third son, Amanullah Khan, who took over the throne, was known to be hostile toward the government of India. |
| 11/1/1902 | Alwar Iyengar Jaggu, famous Hindi writer and professor, was born at Chatra Ghosham. |
| 3/4/1939 | Lala Har Dayal, revolutionary, nationalist and freedom fighter, passed away at Philadelphia. |
| 2/2/1996 | Doordarshan Kendra was inagurated at Port Blair. |
| 7/27/1959 | Abbas Ali Baig scores 112 for India v England on debut. |
| 12/16/1952 | Sri Ramalu Potiu sacrificed his life for the demand of seperate Andhra Pradesh state for the Telugu- speaking people. |
| 3/13/1992 | K. S. Niranjan, famous Kannad author, passed away. |
| 3/15/1992 | Dr. Rahi Masum Raza, film screenplay, story and dialogue writer, passed away at the age of 64 years. |
| 12/27/1988 | The first hot-air Cross India Balloon started its flight in Rajasthan. |
| 5/1/1992 | Seperate secretariat was established for primary education. |
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