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Historical Event on 3/7/1987
Sunil Gavaskar becomes the first batsman to score 10,000 test runs in cricket a match against Pakistan at Ahmedabad.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/22/1977 | Ayillyath Kuttiari Goplan, freedom fighter, social reformer and Marxist leader, passed away in Trivandrum. |
| 3/18/1922 | Mohandas K. Gandhi ""Mahatma,"" the great spirit, sentenced by British authorities to six years in prison for sedition at Sabarmati. Gandhi was sentenced just eight days after he was arrested. The British acted hastily after government officials in London and India were criticized for not arresting him sooner. In London, the Secretary of State for India was forced to resign because of the controversy over Gandhi. In India, the arrests of Gandhi and other Indian nationalists had only increased sympathy for their cause. |
| 12/23/1954 | Judge Bijan Kumar Mukherjea became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 31/01/1956. |
| 9/9/1812 | The first paper currency was issued by the Bank of Bengal. The notes of this bank were later printed by Perkins, Heath & Co. in England. They can be distinguished into at least 10 different types. They were issued in a wide range of denominations from Rs. 10 to Rs. 1000. |
| 4/19/1960 | Meeting of Afro-Asian Conference at New Delhi. |
| 11/10/1991 | South Africa's first cricket One-day international since 1970 vs India. |
| 5/11/1885 | Krishnamohan Bandopadhyay, leader, essay writer and journalist of Bengal, passed away. |
| 3/5/1916 | Biju Patnaik, famous Oriya leader and Chief Minister, was born. |
| 6/6/1982 | Devraj Ars, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, passed away. |
| 4/4/1912 | Dhundiraj Gopal Sapre, Sahityaratna and Sanskrit litterateur, was born. |
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