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Historical Event on 1/3/1947

Gandhiji toured the riot-affected areas in Bihar from January 3 to January 29.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/21/1943Azad Hind Government was established in Singapore and Netaji Subhashchandra Bose was elected as its national leader.
2/13/1989Aubrey Menen (76), Renowned writer, passed away in Kerala.
3/31/1994The Supreme Court orders closure of 11 industrial units around Taj Mahal.
5/7/1985Adoor Gopalakrishnan adjudged Best Director (Mukhamukham) in national film awards.
6/3/1844Balkrishna Bhatt, essay writer, critic and journalist in Hindi, was born.
9/20/1856Narayan Guru was born in Chempazhanthi village of Kerala. Sri Narayan Guru was a social reformer, led reform movement in Kerala, rejected casteism, and promoted new values of spiritual freedom and social equality. He also stressed the need for the spiritual and social uplift of the downtrodden by their own efforts through the establishment of temples and educational institutions. In the process, he denounced the superstitions that clouded the fundamental Hindu cultural convention of caste.
1/1/1991Bhanu Pratap Singh, Karnataka Governor, resigns. Goa governor Khurshid Alam Khan appointed in his place.
6/6/1903Hiralal Sen shot the first Indian Advertisment sequences for Jabakusum (hair tonic) and Edward's Tonic.
2/3/1977Government relaxes rules of Emergency to permit normal political activity and electioneering.
2/4/1946Dr. Satnarayan Nathulal Jatiya was born in Jawad, Distt. Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh).