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Historical Event on 3/1/1962

Gaya University renamed as Magadh University.

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7/18/1909Vishnu Dey, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Bengali poet, was born.
2/1/1956Judge Sudhi Ranjan Das became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 30/09/1959.
9/2/1918Datta Deshmukh, water expert and President of `Lalnishan Party', was born.
4/3/1999Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2E), fifth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has multipurpose communication & meteorological capabilities. This is still in use. Launched by European launch vehicle Ariane, ISRO has leased eleven 36 MHz equivalent units of C-band capacity on board to INTELSAT organisation.
1/10/1979Anand Gopal Shauri, litterateur and journalist, passed away.
10/25/1971National Science and Technology Committee established.
1/27/1989M. Karunanidhi sworn in as DMK CM in Tamil Nadu.
3/10/1897Savitri Bai Phule passed away. She played a prominent role in assisting her husband Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule in education field. She taught in schools for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables.
12/11/1876Raobahadur Yeshwantrao Harishchandra Desai, famous architect, was born.
9/14/1923Ram Jethmalani, famous law expert and politician, was born.