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Historical Event on 3/7/1961

Govind Ballabh Pant passed away. He had served eight years as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was bestowed with Bharat Ratna in 1959.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/7/1859The Bahadur Shah II case trial was started, which ended on March 29.
3/13/1963Indian Govenment announced 'Arjun Awards' to boost the morale of various sports personalities.
2/10/1943Gandhi begins hunger strike to protest imprisonment. This strike lasted for 21 days till March 3.
8/26/1852Bombay Association was established.
9/10/1976An Indian Airlines Boeing 737 aeroplane was hijacked for the second time and taken to Lahore, Pakistan.
1/15/1898Nanasaheb Ramji Tawde, educationist and scientist, was born at Taluq Malvan, Maharashtra.
3/19/1954The first helicopter S-55 arrived at Bombay by sea.
7/27/1914Kalpana Dutta, great freedom fighter, was born at Chatgaon. (27th July, 1914).
2/10/1846British forces under Hugh Gough defeated Sikhs in the Battle of Sobrahan in India.
2/19/1978Pankaj Mallik, famous Bengali music director and playback singer, passed away. He was the singer of the famous Hindi song ""Piya Milan Ko Jaana"".