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Historical Event on 1/3/1871

Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, freedom fighter and social reformer, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/1957Ashok Omprakash Malhotra, cricketer (Indian batsman in 7 Tests 1982-84), was born in Amritsar.
2/26/1901The notes of Rs twenty denomination were issued with two issuing circles. These notes had four numeric denominations.
11/13/1992Dr. Pundalik Dattatrya Gaitonde, Goa freedom fighter, passed away.
9/8/1997English chosen as the official language of Dravidian University which was set up at Kuppam (Andhra Pradesh) jointly by the southern states.
5/13/1994Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding award for 1992.
5/19/1911K.N. Vaswani, educationist and Journalist, was born at Hyderabad, Sind.
2/22/1993Vinod Kambli scores 224 vs England at Bombay in 411 balls and smashes 23 fours.
2/16/1969Mirza Ghalib centenary stamp released.
7/26/1933Gandhiji went back to Sabarmati Ashram after his release from jail.
1/30/1999Gopinath Bordoloi was awarded the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, The Highest Civilian Award in India. 1999.