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Historical Event on 3/10/1940

Banwarilal Bhagwandas Purohit, famous leader of Vidarbha, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/17/1999Narayan Desai, Ajoy Kumar Basu and Saraswathi Gora are named for Jamnalal Bajaj awards.
7/23/1956India celebrates the birth centenary of Bal Gangadhar ""Lokmanya"" Tilak.
6/23/1911King George V was today crowned ""King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the seas, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India,"" at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony evoking the continuity and tradition of the British monarchy magnificent spectacle. Thousands of spectators crowded the streets for hours, hoping to catch a glimpse of the royal procession. Partition of Bengal notified to create the Presidency of Bengal. The Imperial capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi.
2/19/1992A 12-member Congress (I) TUJS coalition ministry led by S. R. Burman sworn in Tripura.
5/31/1973Mohan Kumaramangalam, Central Minister, died in an air crash near Delhi.
3/27/1878Britishers sent Indian soldiers to Malta considering that the Russian would attack.
6/23/1942Jabbar Patel, film producer, was born.
5/15/1958Gift Tax Act was introduced.
9/23/1903Yusuf Meherali, freedom fighter and socialist, was born.
7/1/1955Imperial Bank of India was inaugurated and was renamed as State Bank of India.