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Historical Event on 3/7/1996
Union Cabinet clears decks for extending benefits of reservation to Dalit Christians.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/7/1985 | Geet Sethi, national champion, was the third Indian to become World Amateur Billiards Champion by beating Robert Marshal of Australia. |
| 1/28/1984 | Sohrab Meherwanji Modi, famous drama and film producer, director and actor, passed away. |
| 4/9/1756 | Ali Bardi Khan of Bengal passed away in Murshidabad. His youngest daughter's son Siraj-ud-Daulah was crowned as King of Bengal when he was merely 20 years old after the death of King Tartar. |
| 5/28/1992 | Indo-US naval exercises begin. |
| 3/3/1982 | Firaq Gorakhpuri ""Raghupati Sahay"", great writer, nationalist and who revolutionised Urdu poetry, died. |
| 7/9/1969 | India accepted 'Royal Bengal Tiger' as its National Animal, as recommended by the Indian Wild life Board. This Tiger is also known as the majestic tiger - panthere tigris (Linnaeus). |
| 9/3/1997 | Anjan (Lalji Pandey), well known lyricist and noted poet, died. |
| 12/14/1895 | George VI, King of England (1936-52), was born. |
| 7/6/1944 | Mahatama Gandhi was for the first time addressed as 'Father of Nation'. |
| 9/22/1937 | The last contingent of Indian freedom fighters was send to Andaman & Nicobar Islands. |
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