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Historical Event on 7/3/1897
Hansa Mehta, educationist and social reformer, was born at Surat (Gujarat).
Other Historical Dates and Events |
6/28/1991 | K. Doraiswamy, a senior executive of the Indian Oil Corporation, was kidnapped by Kashmir ultras. |
3/15/1920 | Ranganandhan Francis, field hockey (Olympic-gold-1948, 52, 56), was born. |
12/7/1989 | Hemananda Biswal sworn in as Orissa Chief Minister. |
5/5/1930 | Gandhiji was arrested and imprisoned without trial. As a result there was ''hartal'' (strike)all over India. Over 100,000 people were jailed before the end of the year. |
12/3/1979 | Dhyan Chand, famous master of Hockey and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away. |
3/20/1921 | Dr. P. C. Alexander, Governor of Maharashtra, was born. |
11/8/1992 | Mother Teresa, nobel prize winner, was presented 'Bharat Ki Mahan Suputri' award. |
7/11/2000 | Amrita Pritam, noted litterateur, honoured with the highest award for Punjabi literature for the century:""Shatabdi Samman"". |
8/29/1931 | Gandhi arrives in London for second Round Table Conference on India. |
2/6/1939 | Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III of Baroda, great nationalist and social reformer, passed away. |
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