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Historical Event on 3/8/1995

Dr. Duranand Kanhan Pillai, great litterateur of Malyali language, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/18/1946First Satyagraha movement was started for Goa liberation from the Portuguese.
6/24/1991K. Karunakaran ministry assumes power in Kerala.
6/24/1991Pedro Alvaris, Portugese businessman, reached Calicut and established the first European factory in India.
12/27/1901Gandhiji moves resolution on South Africa at Congress.
9/29/19641,000 people were killed as a reservoir burst.
12/9/1989Shyama Charan Shukla sworn in as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
2/2/1959Indira Gandhi was elected the president of the ruling Congress Executive Party. Thereby Congress spilt,and leftist formed Swantantra Party.
7/2/1991Nanankal Krishna Pillai, famous Malyalam poet, died.
11/1/1985Helicopter Corporation of India, later renamed Pawan Hans Limited, started functioning.
7/1/1961Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian women astronaut (STS 87), was born in Karnal.