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Historical Event on 3/8/1941

Sir Jorge Abraham Gearson, philologist and archealogist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1997Freedom fighter's pension to be doubled from the existing Rs. 1,500.
2/16/1997Ramakrishna Hegde launches a new national political party, Lok Shakti.
1/18/1970Kishan Singh at Cuttack sets record for 50 Km W.in 4.19.48.
3/6/1947Churchill opposes troop withdrawal from India at London.
10/3/1999Insp N Gojen Singh won a 'silver' medal in 10,000 m. race and 6th position in 5,000 m. race in the 8th Asian Junior Athletic Championship ( International Level) held at Singapore.
1/29/1948Angry refugees ask Gandhiji to retire to the Himalayas.
3/9/1997Bangladesh and Chakma refugee leaders sign a historic agreement for repatriation of the 50,000 refugees sheltered in six camps in Tripura for the past 11 years.
9/11/1950Sorabjee Harmasji Colah, cricketer (69 runs in India's first 2 tests 1932-33), passed away.
1/25/1950The post of the Governor General of India was abolished.
8/2/1919Bharat Bhushan Agrawal, famous poet and winner of Sahitya Academy Award, was born.