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Historical Event on 3/1/1917

J. F. Maden gave a preview of the first Bengali fiction film ""Satyawadi Raja Harischandra"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/5/1981Jagjivan Ram heads breakaway Congress(U) and calls new party Congress (J).
1/29/1939Radical Subhas Chandra Rose beats Gandhi's candidature to become Indian President.
12/23/1998Jayaprakash Narayan posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna, the country's biggest honour.
8/16/1997Bodo extremists kill 13 villagers in Nalbari district in Assam.
6/3/1912Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej, great industrialist, was born.
6/21/1948C. Rajagopalachari was appointed the first Indian Governor General of Indian union (21/06/1948-25/01/1950). After January 25, 1950, this post was abolished.
6/25/1931Vishwanath Pratapsing, former Prime Minister of India, was born.
8/26/1909Dr.Moti Chandra, great historian, was born.
5/3/1994Election Commission recognises DMK headed by M. Karunanidhi as the rightful claimant to the symbol of rising sun and the flag reserved for it.
8/7/1990Govt. of India accepts the Mandal Commission's recommendations and decides to reserve 27\% jobs for the backward classes. Violent protests rock parts of Northern India against Mandal Commission.