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Historical Event on 3/3/1919

Hari Narayan Apte, famous Marathi novelist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/2/1894Vinayak Mishra, famous Oriya litterateur, critic and historian, was born.
8/21/1972A law was passed for protecting wild animals, including lions and tigers, from extinction.
2/1/1889Amrit Kaur, an eminent social worker, freedom fighter and political leader, was born a princess in the royal family of King Harman Singh of Kapoorthala. She assisted Gandhi for 18 years and was connected with World Health Organisation and Red Cross Society.
4/18/1918Amboo alias Lalita Pawar was born in Indore. She will be always remembered as the a leading film actress and character artist. Her first film was 'Ganimi Kawa' (1928). Some of the other films of silent era are Shri Balaji, Bhimsen, Champion of the Sward, Chatur Sunderi, Goodbye Marriage, Flaming Soul, Kailash.
6/10/1984Top army commander killed in Bihar; Sikh troops desert unit.
3/15/1901Guru Hanuman was born at Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. He was the pioneer and contributor of wrestling in India. He was bestowed with the Padamshri in 1983. His pupil Satpal and Kartar Singh won Gold Medals in Asian Games.
1/17/1941Subhashchandra Bose went underground at Calcutta. He appeared in Moscow after sone days.
4/6/1664Harkhishan Singh, Sikh Guru, died.
2/8/1985P. K. Kaul was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 22-08-1986.
7/27/1998The Centre announces a hefty hike in the pay scales of university and college teachers.