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Historical Event on 12/3/1948

Surendra Pratap Singh, famous journalist and chief editor of Navbharat Times, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/4/1997Nilesh Kulkarni becomes the first Indian to take a wicket with his first ball in Test Cricket (Colombo).
6/20/1992Carnatic musician Maharajapuram Santhanam died in a car accident in Villupuram in Tamil Nadu.
3/29/1998The new govt. wins the vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha.
7/23/1996R. Bhattacharji was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He is heading this office till date.
10/9/2000The Reserve Bank of India issued bank notes in the denomination of Rs.1000 in the Mahatma Gandhi series bearing the leader's portrait in the watermark and signature of Dr. Bimal Jalan, Governor of the RBI. The length of the note is 177 mm and the width is 73 mm. The notes are printed in a combination of offset and intaglio processes. This is the first note with intaglio printing on it.
12/5/1991The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India.
8/21/1991Gopinath Mahant, famous Odissi litterateur and Gyanpeeth awardee, died.
7/17/1979Jagjivan Ram elected Janata parliamentary party leader. Charan Singh is PM heading Janatha (S)-Congress coalition and Jagjivan Ram is leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha.
6/5/1995Manmohan Singh re-elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam.
5/31/1947Gandhiji declares that peace must precede partition, and he would not be party to India's vivisection.