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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
9/15/1862Gaurishankar Hirachand Oza, famous historian, was born.
7/10/1965First NCC (National Cadet Corps) College for training girls started at Gwalior.
8/5/1905Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, social reformer, was born.
6/17/1928Pandit Gop Bandhu Das, famous writer, social worker and the creator of Orissa, passed away.
1/18/2000India and the US resume talks to narrow their differences on the CTBT.
10/29/1992Komar Singh, the first Indian Ambassador to Israel, presented credentials to President Chain Herzog in Jerusalem.
12/20/1957Kalinga Prize for 1957 awarded to Lord Bertrand Russell.
5/8/1992Gul Mahomed, cricketer (8 Tests for India & one for Pakistan), passed away.
6/30/1999The first ever direct bus service between India and Bangladesh gets delayed due to heavy rain.
5/7/1849Bethune College of Calcutta was established in the upper class families and it was started for female education.