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Historical Event on 10/3/1906
Govind Vinayak Devansthali, Sanskrit researcher, dictionary creator, professor and journalist, was born in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/3/1997 | Senior Officials Meeting of Indian Ocean Rim (IOR) countries begins in Mauritius. |
| 10/2/1993 | Prime Minister's employment project started in urban areas. |
| 1/27/1931 | Mahatma Gandhi was released from jail, ending eight months of imprisonment for his campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. To avoid demonstrations, Gandhi was released late in the evening from the Yerovda jail and put on a night train to Bombay. There was hope in British circles that the release of Gandhi would end the strife and lead to discussions of dominion status. Gandhi made clear, however, that he would persist in his civil disobedience campaign. |
| 7/3/1979 | Construction of the main second Howrah Bridge (Vidyasagar Setu) started. |
| 5/23/1895 | Shivprasad Sitar-E-Hind passed away. |
| 8/9/1909 | Vinayak Krishna Gokak, famous Kannad poet, play writer, critic of literature, educationist and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born at Savanur. |
| 6/22/1982 | 19 persons were killed and 25 injured when an Air India Boeing 707 from Singapore via Madras crashed at Bombay. |
| 6/22/1982 | Acharya Surdasji, famous poet in Hindi and great devotee of Lord Krishna, was born. |
| 1/21/1943 | Hemu Kalani, revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was hanged by British police. |
| 3/13/1989 | The first straw fired thermal power plant was laid in Jakhari village of Punjab. |
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