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Historical Event on 3/8/1997
G. K. Moopanar unanimously elected first president of Tamil Maanila Congress.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/1/1992 | Indirabai Khadilkar, famous singer, died. |
| 3/14/1999 | Arjun Atwal won the Indian Open Golf in Calcutta. |
| 5/19/1980 | T. N. Raina, former General of India, passed away. |
| 7/22/1991 | Pandit Basavraj Rajguru, great singer, passed away. |
| 12/10/1936 | Duke of York succeeds King Edward as King George VI. |
| 9/1/1998 | Leaded petrol is banned in Delhi. |
| 1/3/1917 | Kartarsingh Duggal, famous Punjabi story-writer and novelist, was born. |
| 8/13/1963 | Sisir Kumar Mitra, Physics scientist, died at the age of 73. |
| 7/18/1998 | The Maharashtra Government bans the controversial Marathi play on Nathuram Godse, assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. It was produced by Mr. Udhay Dhurat. |
| 6/19/1997 | Indian flag cargo ship, M. V. Arcadia Pride, sinks in inclement weather, seven nautical miles off Colaba, Mumbai, leaving four sailors dead and 20 missing. In the rescue and search operation by the Indian Navy, nine persons were rescued. |
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