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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
6/26/1997India declares its chemical weapon stockpiles and storage facilities as part of its obligations as signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
4/20/1914Gopinath Mahanti, famous Oriya novelist and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born.
5/4/1990Supreme Court directs Central Government to set up a Tribunal to resolve Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
5/21/1923Keshavrao Kothavle `Lalit', editor of monthly magazine, was born.
9/28/1837Bahadur Shah-II ascended the throne and became the emperor of Delhi at the age of 62 following the death of his father Akbar Shah-II.
4/29/1957The National Civil Defence College was founded at Nagpur as the Central Emergency Relief Training Institute (CERTI). It functions as the training wing of the Emergency Relief Organisation of the Government of India.
1/29/1953Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar ""Kaka Saheb"" was appointed as the Chairman of the Backward Classes Commission.
1/25/1994Mine fire at Asansol India, kills 55.
3/21/1937Muhammad Jaffer, great Indian Hockey player, was born.
3/9/1863Laxman Bapuji Kolhatkar (Bhaurao), famous singer and actor of Marathi theatre, was born.