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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
2/4/1924Kocheril Raman Narayan, ninth Vice President of India and now president of India, was born.
7/5/1947Indian Act, 1947 was presented in British Parliament, which was then accepted by the emperor on 18th July.
4/24/1980Baba Gurbachan Singh, Nirankari chief, assassinated. His son named as the new chief.
6/30/1914Mahatma Gandhi's first arrest during campaigning for Indian rights in S Africa.
8/28/1994Three medical officers of the Field Ambulance unit were killed when the Indian contingent was trying to stem the war in Somalia.
2/20/1953India opens $ 140 mil. power system modeled after TVA.
8/19/1977Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.
1/9/1994Indian diplomats and staff members evacuated from war-ravaged Kabul.
11/28/2000Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Communications Minister, launches his political outfit 'Janashakti' at a rally in New Delhi.
12/26/1947K.M. Munshi is appointed Govt. of India's agent in Hyderabad State.