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Historical Event on 3/3/1978

Shaliwahan Shaka Hindu Calender started.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/19/1796Game protection law restricts encroachment on Indian hunting grounds.
3/1/1909First Indian Iron Company 'Tata Iron and Steel' established.
12/23/1913Gondhavalekar Maharaj, famous saint, died.
11/7/2000The BJP firebrand Uma Bharti makes a triumphant return to the Union Ministry as Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs and Arun Jaitley gets elevated as Cabinet Minister in a mini expansion. Maj.Gen. (Retd) B. C. Khanduri takes oath as Minister of State for Transport and Highways.
9/28/1993Gas pipe below Karakas National Highway exploded claiming 58 lives.
12/25/1879Sadhu T.L. Vaswani (1879-1966), altruistic Sindhi poet and servant of God, who found several Hindu missions in India and seven Mira Educational Institutions in his lifetime, was born.
4/27/1942Gandhi condemns stationing of U.S. troops in India.
12/5/1992Monisha, actress and winner of the 1987 'Urvasi' award for the Malayalam film 'Nakhakshathangal' died at a young age of 21 years.
10/16/1992Capt. P. K. Sahgal of Azad Hind Fauz died. During the trial at the Red Fort, he said, "Beacuse I wanted freedom for my motherland , I was ready to shed my blood for it." (15-5-97
3/31/1980Nirmal Mukherjee, the last Indian Civil Service Officer, retired from service as Cabinet Secretary.