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Historical Event on 3/1/1989

Vasantdada Banduji Patil, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Governor of Rajasthan, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/3/1977Hamid Dalwai, father of Muslim Satyashodhak Mandal in Maharashtra, passed away.
3/24/1968The second Indian-made rocket 'Menaka' successfully launched at the Thumba station.
8/28/1904First car rally between Calcutta to Barakpur held.
7/5/1999Two buses, which were inaugurated from Dhaka, arrive in Calcutta.
4/1/1957Postage stamps and sale of postal stationary was introduced as per decimal coinage system and Rupee was established to Hundred Naya Paisa.
5/31/1998B. R. Rawat, an Indian diplomat, is assaulted by a Pakistani private security guard in Islamabad.
10/3/1992Geet Sethi beats holder Mike Russel of Britain (2529-718) to become the first Indian to win the World Professional Billiards championship in Bombay.
1/9/1854Govind Vasudev Kanitkar, noted poem writier, novelist and translator, was born.
8/25/1965Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, cricketer (Indian pace bowler 1988-89), was born in Delhi.
10/30/1977Demonstrators and police clash in Madras as Indira Gandhi tours the country.