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Historical Event on 3/8/1957

Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, prominent leader in Maharashtra and former Chief Minister of Mumbai province, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/5/1968Naval Submarine wing in Indian Naval Force came into existence with the arrival of the first submarine from the Soviet Union.
3/29/1995Harindra Dave, chief editor of Janmabhumi Group and Gujrati author, passed away.
9/15/1862Gaurishankar Hirachand Oza, famous historian, was born.
2/19/1949Mass arrests of communists in India.
1/9/1982A group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim started for the first ever Antarctica expedition on December 1981 - Jan 1982.
4/30/1888Hailsones kill 246 in Moradabad.
7/5/1984Indian Airlines airbus hijacked, lands in Lahore.
12/17/1715Banda Bahadur Bairagi surrendered at Gurdaspur of Farrukhsiyar to the Mughal army.
10/26/194627 die as violence between Hindus and Muslims continued in Calcutta.
2/21/1993Naxals free Andhra Pradesh Congress (I) MLA P.Balaraju and a govt. official after 22 days in captivity.