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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
4/6/1992Nagpur edition of Marathi newspaper 'Loksatta' was started.
9/27/1703More than 8,000 people died in a cyclone in England.
8/11/1916Gopal Raghunath Bewur, former Chief of Army and fighter, was born.
10/11/1737A violent earthquake and cyclone hit Calcutta which claimed 3,00,000 lives.
5/1/1947Congress Working Committee accepts Partition in principle.
3/31/1993J.N. Dixit, Foreign Secretary, visits Myanmar and signs agreements on trade, control of drug trafficking and separatist movements along the borders.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
3/25/193150 killed in riots in India; Gandhi assaulted.
4/12/1992The 350-tonne Buddha statue salvaged from the Hussain Sagar where it had sunk in 1990.
1/2/1990Election panel made one member body again; Election Commissioners S. S. Dhanoa and V. S. Seigell removed.