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Historical Event on 3/1/1979

Jairamdas Doulatram, great national leader, freedom fighter and journalist, passed away at Delhi. He played a vital role to recognised Sindhi as one of the national laguages of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/1/1927Dr. Namwar Singh was born.
11/14/1995National Human Rights Commission's conference on 'Human Rights in Prisons' begins in New Delhi.
6/21/1940Keshavrao Baliram Hedgewar, politician and founder of Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh (RSS), passed away.
12/3/1971Indo-Pakistan war begins. On the same day National Emergency was declared by the President of India due to war between both the countries.
7/14/1946India grants Siam a 20 year, 3 mil. credit to increase export of Siamese rice.
8/15/1994At Churchgate railway station on platform No.1, noted film actor A.K. Hangal signalled the start of theatre in a train by waving a green flag.
10/18/1879Branch of 'Theosophical Panth' established in India.
5/20/1750Tipu Sultan, tiger of Mysore, was born. He was the son of Hyder Ali and born at Devanhalli village near Bangalore. Hyder Ali named his son after a great Sufi saint namely Tipu Mastan Aulia. Tipu Sultan was a great revolutionary freedom fighter, social reformer, musician and architect.
8/20/1933Mahatma Gandhi is rushed to the hospital on the fourth day of his latest fast.
6/1/1927Justice Savyasachi Mukherjee was born.