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Historical Event on 3/7/1911

Sachchitanand Hiranand Vatsyayan, (Agyeya), modern Hindi literary journalist, freedom fighter and the winner of Jnanpith Award of 1979, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/17/1972New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India & Pakistan.
1/5/1982C. Ramchandra (Chitalkar), famous music director, died.
8/18/1872Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar Gadgil, who provided new heights to North Indian classical music, was born at Kundanwadi at Kolhapur distrist in Maharashtra.
6/15/1953Internal Air Route Corporation of India was established.
8/30/1993LPG, Petrol dealers get higher commission.
2/27/1992Narasimha Rao elected Congress (I) President in the party poll held after a gap of 20 years.
6/7/1984Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab to quell Sikh violence, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. More than 400 persons were reported killed in the assault at the shrine, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.
1/11/1960Pakistan and India agree on disputed boundary between Punjab and W. at Pakistan.
10/1/1993Two more Election Commissioners appointed.
6/23/1894Edward VIII, king of Great Brit/N-Ireland and emperor of India (1936), was born.