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Historical Event on 3/8/1864
Hari Narayan Apte, a well known Marathi writer who popularised social and historical themes in his novels, was born. He presided over the 8th Marathi Sahitya Sammelen in 1912.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/17/1887 | Ranglal Bandopadhyay, Bengali poet, essay-writer and journalist, passed away. |
| 4/16/1976 | The govt. announces its new birth-control program to curb population growth. |
| 11/24/1963 | Marotrao Kannamwar, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, passed away. |
| 1/19/1997 | Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad arrives in India on a 4-day visit. |
| 9/17/1799 | Parshuram Bhau Patwardhan, an able leader and diplomat of Madhavrao Peshwa kingdom, passed away. |
| 10/17/1979 | Supreme Court stays the execution of all death sentences. |
| 7/23/1988 | Jahangir Khan, cricketer (4 Tests for India 1932-36), died. |
| 4/1/1976 | Television was separated from radio, and Doordarshan Corporation was established. |
| 3/27/1997 | Punjab men and Railway women win National volleyball league in Tiruppur. |
| 10/6/1998 | Railways wins the BOB-Senior National Hockey championship for women defeating Haryana in the final at Chennai. |
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