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Historical Event on 3/7/1961

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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/24/1763Murshidabad was captured by the East India Company under Major Adams for the second time, and Mir Jaffar was declared the King.
8/2/1935The British pass Govt. of India Act, separating Burma, Aden from India.
3/29/1999A massive earthquake in the Garhwal region of Uttar Pradesh in the inner Himalayas claims 85 lives and more than 130 injured.
12/3/1970Rajendra Agriculture University established at Bihar.
3/24/1896Thiripad V. T. Bhatt, author and journalist, was born.
3/1/1960National Aeronautical Research Laboratory moves to Bangalore with offices at Palace Road and Jayamahal Road. It soon becomes National Aeronautical Laboratory. Dr Nilakantan invites Dr D M Rao to lead the 4 ft tunnel project.
5/26/1739Afghanistan was separated from the Indian empire as a result of a treaty signed between Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah and Nadir Shah.
12/20/1967Indira Gandhi gets powers to outlaw groups that question sovereignty.
3/22/1977Janata and its allies gain absolute majority in Lok Sabha.
3/2/1997Bangalore's Dr. B. V. Ravi Kumar develops India's first indigenously made HIV detection kit.