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Historical Event on 3/1/1998
Bharat Ratna is awarded to Dr. A.J.P. Abdul Kalam, Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister, and Smt. M. S. Subbulakshmi, Carnatic musician. The award is also conferred posthumously on film director Satyajit Ray, freedom fighter Aruna Asaf Ali and former Prime Minister Gulzari Lal Nanda.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/5/1998	60 are killed as the Bareilly-Varanasi passenger train rammed the Kashi Viswanath Express near Hardoiin, Uttar Pradesh.
7/31/1658	Aurangzeb appoints himself Mongol emperor.
6/16/1920	Hemant Chaudhary, famous singer and music director, was born.
7/20/1680	Chhatrapati Sambhaji was throne.
7/31/1952	Bela Mitra, commander of ""Nari Vahini"" and activist of ""Azad Hind Fauj"", passed away. She also worked as partition refugee.
5/20/1996	CPI Leader Indrajit Gupta appointed pro-term speaker in the Lok Sahba.
1/6/1980	In the general election (7th) of India, Indira Gandhi led Indian National Congress Party gains two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha legislative elections.
5/5/1972	Loknathan P. S., great economist, passed away.
2/16/1997	Ramakrishna Hegde launches a new national political party, Lok Shakti.
12/3/1971	Indo-Pakistan war begins. On the same day National Emergency was declared by the President of India due to war between both the countries.

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