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Historical Event on 3/1/1994

Manmohan Desai, famous Hindi film maker, passed away. He was 57.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/11/1999Atal Behari Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. Two-tier ministry likely.
9/8/1995Harcharan Singh Brar sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab.
12/12/1964HJT-16, the first Indian jet trainer, made its inaugural flight.
12/13/1947Nicholas Raerich, great philosopher, master-artist, prolific writer, scientist, educator, designer, poet, humanitarian, explorer, leader and social worker, died at Naggar, Kulu.
10/14/1985Assam Ganparishad established.
1/10/1959Martin Luther King, the US Black leader, arrived in New Delhi.
12/28/2000The Kanchi Acharya presents the Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati national eminence awards to former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi (in absentia), scientist Ramnarayan Agarwal and pravachan artist Rameshbhai Ojha.
10/6/1999The DMK front is set to win a majority of LS seats in Tamil Nadu.
6/7/1984Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab to quell Sikh violence, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. More than 400 persons were reported killed in the assault at the shrine, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.
11/15/1920Assembly meeting of the League of Nations.