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Historical Event on 3/12/1988

After 58 years in the commemoration of Dandi March, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi performed the 32 kms Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/13/1936Dinsha Wachha, great Industrialist and social worker, passed away at Mumbai.
10/4/1992D. M. Sutar, freedom fighter and senior journalist, died.
1/14/1984Gujarati Daily 'Samkalin' of Indian Express Group published.
4/3/1998Pramod Mahajan, senior BJP functionary, is appointed Political Advisor to Prime Minister ""in the rank and status of Cabinet Minister in the PMO"".
8/6/1999Kalpnath Rai (58), former Union Minister, died in New Delhi.
9/8/1887Swami Sivananda, (1887-1963), religious leader, Hindu universalist renaissance guru, author of 200 books and founder of Divine Life Society with 400 branches worldwide, was born in the quiet village of Pattamadai, District Tirunelveli.
7/10/1992P.Chidambaram,Union Minister, resigns owning responsibility for investing in 'Fairgrowth'.
4/28/1848Utkal Gourab Madhusudan Das was born in Calcutta district in Orissa.
11/13/1998Pravabati Devi (88), freedom fighter and `Mother Teresa of Orissa', dies at the orphanage set up by her at Chharchanpali.
3/17/1910Smt. Anutai Wagh, great social worker, passed away.