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Historical Event on 3/2/1930
Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy intimating his intention to break Salt Law if Congress demands are not conceded.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/5/1879 | Narayan Malhar Joshi, father of Labour Union Movement in India, was born at Goregaon in the Kolaba district, Maharashtra. |
| 3/20/1904 | Charles Freer Andrews came to India as a Christian Missionary and joined the staff of St. Stephen's College in Delhi. |
| 7/9/1951 | India's first Five Year Plan prepared and published. There was the first amendment to the Constitution and the first general elections were held. |
| 2/6/1932 | Veena Das, revolutionary freedom fighter, shot Stenly Jackson, Governor of Calcutta at the convocation ceremony of B.A. degree, but Jackson was afraid and bend down, thus the aim was missed. |
| 3/18/1997 | Indo-Bangladesh friendship treaty, signed 25 years ago, expires. |
| 3/21/1979 | The Cytology Research Centre was set up at New Delhi (renamed as the Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology in 1988). |
| 11/22/1971 | Indian and Pakistan governments protested violations of national airspace along the western border, but aerial conflict between the respective air arms began, preceding full-scale warfare between India and Pakistan by 12 days. |
| 11/18/1974 | Rajni Pannikar,noted story writer, passed away. |
| 3/24/1896 | Thiripad V. T. Bhatt, author and journalist, was born. |
| 3/17/1992 | Suburban rail fare increase cut; 20\% hike in first class, second class A/C sleeper and chair car reduced to 15\%. |
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