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Historical Event on 1/3/1966

Chetan Jagatram Manohar Sharma, cricketer (Indian Test pace bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987), was born in Ludhiana.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/28/1896In the Indian National Congress, Vande Mataram was first sung in Calcutta.
12/8/1992World-wide protest against Ayodhya demolition, temples burnt in Pakistan and Britain; Advani, Joshi, Singhal arrested; Nation observes 'bandh'.
11/30/1994Laxmi Menon, former Foreign state minister, died.
7/4/1999The Indian Army recaptured Tiger Hill after a 11 hour assault, and hoisted the tricolour atop the 16,500 ft. peak.
1/1/1979This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Child"".
3/3/1924Mustafa Kamal Attaturk abolished the caliphate and established a nationalist government and thus Khilafat Movement ended without achieving its aim.
4/9/1669Aurangzeb issued a general order all the schools and temples of the infidels.
5/14/1995Major train accident near Salem when KK Express collides with goods train killing 51 people.
2/5/1968Narottam Nagar, veteran hindi writer, passed away.
10/13/1987Kishore Kumar Ganguly, well known singer, died in Bombay.