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Historical Event on 3/7/1961

Govind Ballabh Pant passed away. He had served eight years as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was bestowed with Bharat Ratna in 1959.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/22/1963World Bank loans India $ 67 mil. to improve its railways.
2/5/1630Har Rai, Sikh Guru, was born.
4/29/1939Netaji resigned from the Congress and established his own party, the Forward Block and created a political deadlock in India.
1/26/1961Special stamps dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in the Champion of Liberty series issued by the United States postal department.
10/13/1989Panchayati Raj and Nagarpalika Bills defeated in Rajya Sabha.
12/1/1951Abanindra Nath Tagore, famous Indian painter and sculptor, died in Calcutta.
7/27/19987 Hindus are gunned down in two Doda villages of Jammu and Kashmir.
1/23/1993British PM John Major arrives in India on an official visit.
2/21/1991Opposition boycotts the President's address as a protest against the dismissal of Tamil Nadu government.
11/15/2000India cancels cricket series with Pakistan in January next on account of Islamabad's ''hostile propaganda''.