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Historical Event on 3/1/1971

General Election ( 5th) of India begins.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/17/1979Supreme Court stays the execution of all death sentences.
5/6/1952Dr. Rajendra Prasad re-elected the President of India ""Rashtrapati"" after the first Presidential election held under the Indian constitution.
12/10/1967Earthquake hit Koyna Nagar.
4/9/1994C. Rajeshwara Rao, 80, former General Secretary of Communist Party of India, passed away in Hyderabad.
7/8/1928Eighteen died when an East Indian Railroad train was derailed after saboteurs removed part of the tracks.
9/22/1991Durga Khote, film actress and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, died at the age of 86 years.
5/16/1995Government of India decides not to extend the validity of TADA Act.
9/20/1993First developmental launch of PSLV and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1E) carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit.
1/3/1997Government announces setting up of a Central Board for bank frauds.
9/25/1914Devilal, former deputy Prime Minister of India and leader of farmers, was born.