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Historical Event on 3/10/1959

Mukundrao Ramarao Jaikar, great freedom fighter and famous lawyer, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/4/1929N. Hanumantha Rao, cricket test umpire for 9 tests from 1978-84, was born in Karnataka.
8/19/1993Y. D. Lokurkar, senior journalist, died.
1/22/1989Madhya Pradesh CM Arjun Singh resigns on Churhat lottery case grounds.
3/1/1978Justice Y. Y. Chandrachud is sworn in as the Chief Justice of India.
8/1/1964Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh, Padma Vibhushan, DFC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 15/07/1969.
7/14/1928Bedabrata Barua, educationist, social reformer and politician, was born.
2/19/1861Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist, who compelled the British to abolish the tax imposed on fishing in the river, ingeniously blocking the trade and commerce on the part of Ganges, passed away.
9/10/1924K.T. Gopalkrishnan, famous Hindi writer, was born at Azhicode.
1/21/1963Acharaya Shivpujan Sahai, famous Hindi writer, poet and novelist, died. He was editor of Hindi journals like ""Marwari Sudhar"", ""Samanwaya"", ""Adarsh"" etc. He wrote 400 short stories and 67 biographies. His novel ""Dehati Dunia"" is acclaimed as first regional novel in Hindi.
6/10/1946Gandhiji refused to enthuse over allied victory as it was not a ""victory of truth over false-hood"".