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Historical Event on 10/3/1991

Ganpatrao Tapase, former Governor of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/1/1957National Book Trust inaugurated.
8/28/1973India and Pakistan signed P.O.W Accord paving way for release of 90,000 Pakistanis.
12/23/1995400 people, mostly children and their parents, die in a fire that broke out during the Annual Day celebrations of DAV Public School. The fire was suspected to be caused due to electric short-circuit in Mandi Dabwali, Haryana.
5/27/1962Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri, cricketer (Indian SLA all-rounder 1981-92), was born in Bombay.
2/20/1985Bhawani Prasad Mishra, progressive Hindi poet, passed away. His most famous poem is ""Main Geet Bechtaa Hun"".
2/25/1962India Congress Party wins elections.
11/17/1915Vishnu Gopal Pingle was hanged for revolting against the Indian Army in Talegaon prison of Pune.
5/13/1962Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) became the second President of India. He held this office till May 13, 1967.
11/20/1969The Union Home Ministry decides to reserve posts for SC\STs in the public sector undertakings.
8/27/1859Dorabji Jamshetji Tata, great industrialist, was born.