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Historical Event on 3/7/1987

Sunil Gavaskar becomes the first batsman to score 10,000 test runs in cricket a match against Pakistan at Ahmedabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/16/1946Alladiya Khan, famous singer of Kolhapur Darbar, passed away.
1/1/1976Broadcasting of Commercial Advertisements on TV stations started.
2/3/1928Simon Commission comes to India under Lord Irwin, after which serious rioting started on his arrival.
1/18/1980Assam agitation turns violent; Army called in.
11/6/1997Chief Executives of public sector banks and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, after a meeting in New Delhi, decide to grant greater administrative autonomy to select public sector banks.
11/6/1913Mohandas K. Gandhi, leader of Indian Passive Resistance Movement, was arrested for leading Indian miners march in South Africa by British troops.
3/2/1994President's rule in J & K extended.
6/27/1998Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan, Gandhian, Congressman and former Sikkim Governor, dies at 86.
12/12/1964Maithili Sharan Gupta, famous Indian poet, Hindi litterateur, writer, social worker, patriot and Padma Bhushan awardee, died.
4/4/1990Lata Mangeshkar wins 1989 Dada Saheb Phalke award.