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Historical Event on 1/3/1947

Gandhiji toured the riot-affected areas in Bihar from January 3 to January 29.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/17/1996Balasahab Devras, Sarsangha Chalak of Rashtriya Sawyamsewak Sangh, died.
4/12/1801William Carey fort was appointed the Professor of Bengali Language in fort at William College, Calcutta.
3/4/1924Shyam Lal Gupt 'Parshad' wrote the song 'Jhanda Ooncha Rahe Hamara'.
2/1/1948Marathi Sanshodhan Mandal' established.
1/27/1974President V. V. Giri inaugurated the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Museum and it was opened for public at Teen Murti House, New Delhi.
2/11/1944Buddhadev Dasgupta, director (Charachar, Grihajuddha), was born.
7/27/1994Parliament votes to ban tests for determining the sex of an unborn child, as these tests have resulted in thousands of aborted female fetuses.
1/2/1932Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, famous Ragi and reluctant politician, was born in Sangrur's backward Gadarhiani village.
6/20/1957Govindrao Burhanpurkar, famous harmonium player, died.
4/25/1969Invalappil Mani Vijayan (or better known as IM Vijayan), Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Trissur, Kerala. He was recognised as Indian Player of the Year in 1993, 1997, 1999. He scored the fastest ever International goal against Bhutan at the SAF Games '99, scoring after just 12 seconds.