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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
7/27/1982Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi first visited the US in almost 11 years.
1/2/1967University established at Berhampur in Orrisa State.
9/27/1999Harshad Mehta and three others are convicted for misappropriating surplus funds of the Maruti Udyog Ltd.
4/8/1919Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns.
11/11/1872Abdul Karim Khan, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", was b
6/24/1908Gopinath, famous Kathakali dancer, was born.
1/15/1958Tamil becomes the official language of Madras.
12/12/1959Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President, came to India.
8/18/1911Adityanath Jha, former Governor of Delhi, was born.
1/23/1978The motto ""Shastra se Shakti"" (Strength though arms) in Hindi written in Devengiri script was approved by the President of India as the motto of the Army Ordnance Corps.The original corps motto of the Ordnance corps was ""Usa Tela Tananti"" found in the arms of the board of Ordnance. This was translated to mean ""To the thunder his arms"". The corps song titled ""Ayudh Corps Mahan"" was introduced for the first time in 4th re-union of the Army Ordnance Corps. The song is to be played or sung ""within unit lines only"", during purely Regimental functions.