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Historical Event on 3/1/1968

Salil Ashok Ankola, cricketer (Indian pace bowler one Test 1989), was born in Solapur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/5/1999Malcom Marshall, legendary West Indian fast bowler, died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital after battling colon cancer for over six months.
7/7/197378 drowned as flash flood sweeped a bus into a river (India).
4/1/1973India starts a drive to save tigers from extinction.
1/21/1969First India built electronic digital computer commissioned.
4/15/1948Purushottamdas Tandon was honoured with the title of 'Rajashri' at a huge rally by Devaraha Baba. He was awarded the Prestigious 'Bharat Ratna' award.
5/13/1956Acharya Vinoba Bhave started the Bhoodan campaign in Tiruvellore.
7/1/1913Vasantrao Phulsing Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra State, was born at Ganuli (Yeotmal).
11/24/1924Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman, famous political cartoonist, was born.
6/15/1953Internal Air Route Corporation of India was established.
6/14/1985M.C. Sharma was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 10-12-1985.