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7 March - India on this day15 events

2000

A. Madhava Reddy, Andhra Pradesh Panchayati Raj Minister, dies in a landmine blast at Ghatkesar village in Ranga Reddy district.

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1999

22 persons are killed and six injured when an AN-32 transport aircraft of the IAF crashes at Pappankulam near Indira Gandhi International Airport in south-west Delhi.

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1911

Sachchitanand Hiranand Vatsyayan, (Agyeya), modern Hindi literary journalist, freedom fighter and the winner of Jnanpith Award of 1979, was born.

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1921

Kulwant Singh Virk, famous Hindi writer and journalist, was born.

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1934

Nariman Jamshedji Contractor "Nari Contractor", cricketer (Indian batsman & captain) was born in Godhra, Gujarat.

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1942

Umesh Narayan Kulkarni, cricketer (Indian pace bowler in four Tests 1967-68), was born in Alibaug, Maharashtra.

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1996

Union Cabinet clears decks for extending benefits of reservation to Dalit Christians.

#religion#general7-March-1996
1956

A gigantic steel tube plant opened in Jamshedpur. It was the first of its kind in India.

#industries7-March-1956
1961

Govind Ballabh Pant passed away. He had served eight years as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was bestowed with Bharat Ratna in 1959.

#award#politics7-March-1961
1987

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

#sports7-March-1987
1647

Guru Dadaji Konddev, master of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died.

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1952

Parmahansa Yogananda, great saint, social reformer and writer, died at Los Angles.

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1974

T. T. Krishnamachari, former Finance Minister, passed away.

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1994

India and Iran sign three MoU in Tehran.

#politics7-March-1994
1998

A. B. Vajpayee is elected leader of the BJP Parliamentary Party.

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