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Historical Event on 3/31/1972
Meena Kumari, famous film actress, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/25/1869 | Anand Shankar Bapubhai Dhruv, Sanskrit Pandit and editor of monthly magzine 'Vasant' , was born. |
| 5/18/1775 | Warren Hastings expressed doubt of hanging Nandkumar. |
| 7/12/1993 | West Bengal Governor Dr. Nurul Hasan, 72, died. |
| 10/28/1992 | Karnataka government withdraws order allowing nine private organisations to start capitation fee for engineering colleges. |
| 1/8/1884 | Keshav Chunder Sen, nationalist leader of Bengal, social worker and good orator of Brahma Samaj, passed away at his home in Lily Cottage, Calcutta. He was one of the first Indians to sow the seeds of secularism in our country. He strongly believed that education was the basic necessity to change the society. |
| 8/18/1993 | The Transport Development Council decides to abolish Pathkar (entry tax) and increase the fee for national permit from Rs. 1500 to Rs. 5000. |
| 1/10/1980 | President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy invited Indira Gandhi to form Government. |
| 7/8/1930 | The King opens India House in the Aldwych, appealing for peace in India at London. |
| 2/16/1745 | Thorle Madhavrao, fourth Peshwa in Maratha kingdom, was born. |
| 2/12/1928 | Bardoli Satyagrah (Gujarat) was led by Vallabhbhai Patel against the Bombay government's decision to hike the revenue on cotton by 22 percent while its prices declined Internationally. Ultimately the govenment quashed the hike. |
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