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Historical Event on 3/8/1921

Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous film lyricist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1994Telecom sector opened to private companies under the new national policy announced in Parliament.
9/15/1965President Ayub Khan appeals to the US to use its influence to end Indian-Pakistani hostilities.
4/18/1961Pamella Bordes, photographer and model, was born in New Dehli, India.
3/28/1991IAF men die in an air crash in Bangalore.
11/29/1926Prabhakar Narayan Padhye (Bhau Padhye), great journalist and litterateur, was born.
7/30/2000Punjab Police men and Indian Railways women claim the Federation Cup basketball tournament at Visakhapatnam.
12/23/1998Jayaprakash Narayan posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna, the country's biggest honour.
11/15/1830Ram Mohun Roy sailed for England. He was the first Indian Brahmin (then 'Brahmo') to go to England.
3/24/1998200 people are killed in a tornado on both sides of the West Bengal-Orissa border. The toll includes 80 from West Bengal's Midnapore district.
12/5/1991Sarkaria report accepted.