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Historical Event on 9/3/1906

Prithviraj Kapoor, veteran film actor, was born in Peshawar. His first film was 'Challenge' (1929). He is the founder of Prithvi Theatre in Bombay. He is remembered for his immortal role of Akbar is film 'Mugul-E-Azam'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/11/1998C. V. Gadkari, great Indian Test all-rounder 1953-55, passed away.
2/27/1999Union Budget presented. Fiscal deficit cut to 4.4 per cent.
6/12/1990CPI(M) accuses Communist Party of Soviet Union of departing from the basic ideology of Marxism-Leninism in the name of correcting past distortions.
5/10/1999Tamil Nadu Government withdraws the controversial Prevention of Terrorist Activities (POTA) Bill.
5/20/1965Under the leadership of Commander M. S. Kohli, Indian Trackers concurred Mount Everest. Captain A. S. Chima and Sherpa Nawang Gombu were the first to reach the summit.
5/18/1772Janoji Bhosle, warrior in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
2/13/1970Man-eating tiger is reported to have killed 48 people at a village 80-km from New Delhi.
9/3/1979M. M. Bhatnagar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 14-06-1985.
10/26/1930Gulal Bai Parekar, a14-year-old girl led a 13-girls team to hoist the national flag at Esplanade Park. A police sargeant tried to snach the flag and then kidnapped her.
11/1/1932Anadi Sankar Gupta, great educationist, was born at Goila, Bangladesh.