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Historical Event on 3/1/1917

Kartar Singh Duggal, famous author, was born at Dhamyal, Pakistan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/5/1990Mrs.Sheela Flather, an Indian national, becomes the first Asian to be nominated to the House of Lords.
6/6/1996Benazir Bhutto,Pakistan PM, gives green signal for opening up trade with India.
3/17/1992Suburban rail fare increase cut; 20\% hike in first class, second class A/C sleeper and chair car reduced to 15\%.
9/5/1988The country goes without newspapers on this day as the entire newspaper industry had protested against the Defamation Bill.
9/25/1947Kashmir accedes to Indian Union.
7/7/1946Gandhiji addressed the A.I.C.C. meeting at Bombay; Congress accepted the Cabinet Mission plan of May 16.
3/14/1995Chandragupta Chaudhary 'Comred ', senior leader of Bhartiya Communist Party, passed away.
11/17/1999India beats New Zealand by seven wickets to win the one-day cricket series in New Delhi. Saurav Ganguly adjudged the 'man of the match' and 'man of the series'.
6/13/1973Sir Ram Nath Chopra, great professor of Pharmacology of National Drug Research Institute of India, passed away.
7/1/1856In south, the first line was opened by the Madras Railway Company. It ran between Veyasarpandy and Walajah Road (Arcot), a distance of 63 miles.