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Historical Event on 12/3/1979

Dhyan Chand, famous master of Hockey and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/16/1932Sibnath Banerjee, trade union movement leader, passed away. He founded several organisation like Congress Socialist Party, A.I.T.U.C. and Hind Mazdoor Sabha, etc.
10/17/1919The Khilafat Movement was launched under the leadership of Maulana Jauhar Ali, Maulana Shaukat Ali and Abdul Kalam Azad.
8/25/1948Jana Gana Mana to be the provisional National Anthem till Constituent Assembly made a final decision.
5/18/1955Hindu Marriage Act is amended.
6/18/1979Sri Lanka beat India by 47 runs in Cricket World Cup upset.
3/11/1886Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi became the first Indian lady doctor. She passed the MBBS degree from Philadelphia University of America.
10/1/1997Bus with 70 people fell into a stream near Cuddappah.
8/29/1997B.M. Sumavathi creats national record in heptathlon in the Federation Cup athletics.
10/20/1999Quiet start to the 13th Lok Sabha.
4/24/1942Shri Dinanath Mangeshkar, famous Marathi singer, nationalist, musician and actor, passed away at the age of 41.