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Historical Event on 12/3/1979

Dhyan Chand, famous master of Hockey and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/24/1914Janardan Swami was born.
5/15/1993K.M. Cariappa, field marshal and Major General, passed away at the age of 93.
10/16/193635 killed in Hindu-Muslim riots at Bombay.
6/21/1930Five hundred were hurt as police charged Bombay mob.
1/27/1995Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal open at Kochi port.
4/11/1913Iron ropes bridge known as 'Laxman Jhula' was constructed over Ganga at Hrishikesh 
3/16/1880Parshuram Rajshekhar Basu, famous Bengali writer, was born.
4/28/1952The war between Japan and India ended.
10/6/1997I. K. Gujral, PM, begins visit to South Africa, which was the first ever by an Indian Prime Minister.
10/2/1942Menka Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested by the police when she and her friends were carrying out Gandhi Jayanti procession. She was tortured with cigar butts and the administration set her house on fire.