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Historical Event on 3/8/1921

Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous film lyricist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/29/1948Assembly bans discrimination against untouchables.
4/15/1926Gurvel Singh Pannu, famous Hindi writer, was born in Lauhka, Punjab.
6/9/1923K. Alagirisami, famous journalist, playwright and story writer, was born.
3/14/1997Veerendra Patil, 73, twice former Chief Minister of Karnataka, passed away.
11/15/1999The no-confidence motion moved against Om Prakash Chautala by the opposition failed in Haryana.
5/30/1950Devdutta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar, great historian and archaeologist, passed away.
1/26/1961Special stamps dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in the Champion of Liberty series issued by the United States postal department.
3/29/1849Maharaj Dulip Singh left the throne of Punjab that once belonged to his late father Ranjit Singh and was then occupied by the East India Company. The Britishers had captured it after defeating the Sikh Army at Amritsar.
9/30/1687Aurangzeb acquired the famous Golconda fort near Hyderabad from the Qutub Shahi Sultan Tana Shah due to the treachery of his General Panni.
10/2/1972Broadcasting of Mumabi Doordarshan started.