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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 07/03/1350 |
Saint Namdev passed away. |
| 07/03/1661 |
Portugal gives Tanger & Bombay to English King Charles II. |
| 07/03/1745 |
Ranoji Shinde died. |
| 07/03/1751 |
Pilaji Jadhav died. |
| 07/03/1760 |
Maratha army, under Sadashiv Rao Bhau and Vishvas Rao, captured Dehli. |
| 07/03/1838 |
Mama Parmanand, one of the founders of `Prarthana Samaj', was born. |
| 07/03/1863 |
Little Crow, [Ta-oya-te-duta], santee Sioux Indian chief, passed away. |
| 07/03/1897 |
Hansa Mehta, educationist and social reformer, was born at Surat (Gujarat). |
| 07/03/1898 |
Gopinath Bhagwan was born at Banamohalla, Srinagar. He is one of the most eminent saints who have graced the sacred land of India. An Ashram at Kharyar, Srinagar is set up by his disciples and devotees to preach his meditation. |
| 07/03/1908 |
Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested as a traitor by the Britishers. |
| 07/03/1927 |
A. Neelameghan, librarian, was born at Ootacamund in Tamil Nadu. |
| 07/03/1936 |
Jahangir Khan kills a sparrow while cricket bowling during Cambridge U vs MCC match. |
| 07/03/1941 |
Adoor Gopalakrishnan, cinematographer (Kathapurushan, Mathulikal), was born. |
| 07/03/1948 |
H. M. S. Auchils was taken over by Indian Navy. |
| 07/03/1956 |
Pandit Nehru and New Zealand Prime Minister Sir Sidney Holland are given the freedom of the City at London. |
| 07/03/1972 |
Shimla Non-Arm Agreement on Kashmir signed between Indira Gandhi and Z. A. Bhutto. |
| 07/03/1975 |
Virendrakishor Roy Chaudhary, famous music director, passed away. |
| 07/03/1979 |
Construction of the main second Howrah Bridge (Vidyasagar Setu) started. |
| 07/03/1985 |
Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM, AVSM, VM., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1988. |
| 07/03/1987 |
The Festival of India in the USSR, to be inaugurated, is the largest cultural manifestation to be held by our country. |
| 07/03/1991 |
Kailash Sethi was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 22-07-1996. |
| 07/03/1991 |
Rupee devalued again from 10.58 to 10.96\% . |
| 07/03/1992 |
Avinash Ganesh Mohadikar, journalist and former editor of magzine `Vyapar Udyog', passed away. |
| 07/03/1996 |
25 to 30\% hike in prices of petroleum products. |
| 07/03/1997 |
Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan gets 1996 Dada Saheb Phalke award for outstanding contribution to Indian cinema. |
| 07/03/1998 |
Kavi Pradeep, Hindi film lyricist, is selected for the 1997 Dada Saheb Phalke award. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/01/1903 | Sachindev Burman (S. D. Burman), famous film music director, was born. |
| 07/27/1914 | Kalpana Dutta, great freedom fighter, was born at Chatgaon. (27th July, 1914). |
| 08/29/1982 | Shree Maa Anandmayee of universal fame passed away. Her body was laid to rest at Shree Anandamayee Ashram in Kankhal. |
| 05/01/1995 | 60 killed as Madras-Kanyakumari Express collides with a goods train at Danishpet. |
| 07/31/1996 | Supreme Court exempts Rao from appearing in CMM court personally. |
| 05/25/1997 | In a bid to break the deadlock on naming transport corporation after caste leaders in southern districts, Tamil Nadu Government agrees to create a new bus corporation named after Pulithevan. |
| 07/15/1980 | Gajanan Vishwanath Ketkar, editor of `Kesri' and `Maratha', passed away. |
| 10/26/1947 | After the tribal column, raping and looting along the way by Pakistani Army continued at Baramulla, 50 kilometres from Srinagar. Maharaja of Jammu & Kashmir Hari Singhji, then, signed the instrument of accession with India and the Indian Armed Forces reacted to the Pakistani Army's infiltration. Great acts of personal gallantry and collective bravery were shown in the Kashmir operations. Major Som Nath Sharma was awarded the PVC, India's highest decoration for valour, and Brigadier Usman, commanding the 50th Parachute Brigade, was awarded the MVC. Both the soldiers were awarded posthumously. |
| 10/09/2000 | The Centre appoints Yogendra Narain as the new defence secretary and K. Sibal as the secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs while effecting a major bureaucratic reshuffle. |
| 02/11/1959 | Vinoo Mankad plays his final Test Cricket (vs West Indies at Delhi). |
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