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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
1/6/1989Lord Sudhindra Prasanna Sinha died.
11/1/1858Her Majesty Queen Victoria was no longer amused with the Company's loss of control, and India came directly under the Crown of 'Princes, Chiefs and People of India'. Britain Government took over administrative powers from East India Company to rule India.
3/21/1937Muhammad Jaffer, great Indian Hockey player, was born.
12/26/1986Consumer Rights Act was passed.
1/1/1664Shivaji marched towards Surat.
10/9/1931Air Force was established.
2/15/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, presents Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1998 to B.R. Chopra for his contribution to Indian cinema.
9/5/1888Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975), panentheist, great renaissance philosopher, eminent writer, free India's first vice-president and second president, was born at Tiruttani near Madras.
7/25/1997Kocheril Raman Narayanan (K. R. Narayanan) became the 10th President of India.
9/4/1993Lawyers all over the country decide to abolish addresses like 'My Lord', 'Your Lordship' and replace them with 'Sir', 'Your Honour,' etc.