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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
7/3/1863Little Crow, [Ta-oya-te-duta], santee Sioux Indian chief, passed away.
5/4/1932Many are arrested as Congress agents picket Bombay post offices in celebration of Gandhi Day.
4/2/1994Governor Bhanu Prakash Singh dismisses Wilfred D'souza Government in Goa.
5/27/1906Maharashtra Sahitya Patrika Day.
4/26/1992Gyanapith award winner Prof. V.K.Gokak (82) passes away.
4/26/1924Ramabai Ranade, social reformer, passed away. She played a major role in the upliftment of women in India and founded Sevasadan in Bombay, a hostel for the ladies.
5/1/1995SAARC endorses South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and establishes a South Asian Development Fund (SADF) for the economic and technical development of the subcontinent.
6/27/1995Environmentalist and 'Chipko' leader, Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna ends the 49-day old fast in demand for a scientific review of the controversial Tehri dam project in UP.
12/15/1932Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner of India, was born.
1/1/1914Dhirendra Nath Mukherji, social worker, was born at Bankura, West Bengal.