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Historical Event on 3/12/1988

After 58 years in the commemoration of Dandi March, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi performed the 32 kms Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/2/1948Communist leader S.A. Dange arrested in Bombay.
10/19/1905Prince and Princess of Wales leave on an official visit to India at London.
8/30/1645Indians and Dutch sign the peace treaty.
1/24/1994Singapore PM Goh Chok Tong arrives in New Delhi on a state visit.
3/23/1942Second World War was turning against the British and they needed the help of the Indians. So Prime Minister Churhill sent a delegation under Sir Stafford Cripps (Cripps Mission) to hold talks with the Indian leaders on the future of the subcontient in UK, which could not take place because of the non-cooperation movement and they left after a fortnight. They submitted their report in April 1942 which was rejected by the Congress and Muslim League.
4/21/1994Malayalam sweeps national film awards. Mammootty, Shobhana best actor and actress; T.V. Chandran best director; Buddadeb Das Gupta's Bengali 'Charachar' adjudged best film.
4/16/1801Warrior Vithoji Holkar of Peshwa kingdom was assassinated.
1/31/1996Asia's first Sports University inaugurated in Pune.
8/3/1930Jai Prakash, educationist, was born at Jaunpur.
6/14/1996CBI grills PV Prabhakar Rao, son of former PM, for his involvement in the Rs. 133 crore NFL urea import scandal.