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Historical Event on 5/3/1971

Dhanjay Ramchandra Gadgil, famous economist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/14/1948First issue of Marathi daily newspaper 'Loksatta' was published.
3/23/1968Atul Satish Wassan, cricketer (Indian pace bowler 1989-90), was born in Delhi.
1/8/1908Mary Nadia Wadia (Fearless Nadia), great actress, was born.
3/28/1941Netaji Subhashchandra Bose reached Berlin after his secret underground journey from Calcutta.
9/6/2000Telecom workers launch a nation-wide strike in protest against inadequate safeguards prior to the corporatisation of the department from October 1.
7/28/1924Many deaths were reported and several villages were destroyed due to floods in the south.
8/12/1979Heavy rains resulted in bursting of a dam thus causing floods in Moorvi and Lilapur in Gujarat, killing over 1,335 people.
2/12/1985Fire aboard M.V. Chidambaram, an Indian liner sailing from Singapore to Madras, killed 34 people.
9/19/1965Government extends ultimatum to India to dismantle forts within four days in China.
3/10/1999Lok Sabha approves the Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999, by a voice vote.