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Historical Event on 4/3/1978
Pandit Hridaynath Kunzru, social reformer, politician, passed away. He contributed greatly to public life, fighting against caste system, untouchability etc. He was closely affiliated to the 'Servants of India Society' with Ghokhaleji. He even declined to accept the ""Bharat Ratna"" award conferred on him.
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| 1/10/1959 | Martin Luther King, the US Black leader, arrived in New Delhi. |
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| 5/13/1883 | Henk JFM Sneevliet, leader RSAP/editor Spartacus (Dutch-Indies), was born. |
| 2/1/1968 | United Nation's Conference on Trade and Development opens in New Delhi. |
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