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Historical Event on 3/3/1997
Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman, arrives in New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/13/1984 | Swami Brahmanand died. He established Brahmanand Inter College (1938), Brahmanand Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya (1943) and Brahmanand Mahavidyalaya (1960). He joined the freedom movement and participated in Salt Satyagraha, Non Cooperation Movement and Quit India Movement. |
| 3/31/1990 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1841-1956) (Posthumous). |
| 4/3/1984 | Sikh terrorists kill a member of Parliament in his home in New Delhi. |
| 6/10/1832 | Edwin Arnold, English writer (Light of India), was born. |
| 3/21/1996 | PSLV-D3 launched successfully. |
| 1/26/1996 | 47th Republic Day celebrated;Chief Guest was Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil. |
| 2/16/1896 | Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', great Hindi poet, litterateur, writer, social worker and editor, was born. |
| 8/16/1991 | C. Achuta Menon, former CM of Kerala, passed away. |
| 9/21/1990 | Supreme Court refuses to stay implementation of Mandal Commission Report. |
| 3/18/1948 | Eknath Dhondu Solkar, cricketer (India 1969-77, brilliant short-leg fielder), was born in Bombay. He is recipient of Arjun Award (1973). |
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