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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
10/2/1955Nehru inaugurated an Integral Coach factory at Perambur.
6/20/1995B.R. Verma was made pro-tem Speaker by Governor by invoking Article 180 (1).
4/25/2000The Supreme Court clears the decks for continuing the trial against AIADMK leader Jayalalitha in the controversial ''TANSI land deal case'' by ''erasing'' the Madras High Court judgment discharging her from the case.
1/1/1995N.D.Tiwari steps down as president of UP Congress committee.
11/5/1920Indian Red Cross society was founded in India under Bengal Act VIII. St.John Ambulance Association is a wing of this societywhich directed Improvement of Health, Prevention of Diseases and Mitigation of Suffering activities.
4/29/1954India accepted Tibet as a part of China.
9/14/1997Fire and explosions devastate terminals and storage tanks at Visakh Refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Toll put at 51.
10/26/1943Cholera epidemic killed 2,155 people in the third week of October at Calcutta.
9/21/1996Apang (Legislative Party leader of Arunachal Congress) sworn in as Arunachal Pradesh chief minister again.
9/8/1993Mandal Commission recommendation of 27\% job reservation for the backward classes brought into effect; 'Creamy' layer excluded.