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Historical Event on 5/3/1971

Dhanjay Ramchandra Gadgil, famous economist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/11/1956The Lok Sabha passed the States Reorganisation Act.
9/11/1893Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism at Chicago's Parliament of the World's Religions, the first ever inter-faith gathering, dramatically enlightening Western opinion to the depth of Hindu philosophy and culture. He spoke for the first time in Chicago.
8/14/1993New governors for MP, Bihar, West Bengal & Tripura.
9/26/1998Sachin Tendulkar make a record 127 runs against Zimbabwe at Calcutta.
11/28/1704Jacob Mossel, Governor General (Dutch East Indies), was born.
1/27/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, opposes any tinkering with the Constitution.
11/3/1945Temporary Octroi Mandal established.
3/20/1993Memon brothers, the prime suspects in the Bombay bomb blasts, escape from Dubai.
9/14/1932Durgavati Devi aka Durga Bhabhi, an revolutionary and freedom fighter, was born.
5/7/1994Dr. S.P. Tripathy, Director-General of ICMR, retired after 32 years of distinguished service in the ICMR, and Dr. G.V. Satyavati took over as the new Director-General of ICMR in July 1994. She became the first woman scientist in the country to head not only ICMR but any Research agency in independent India.