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Historical Event on 3/1/1968

Salil Ashok Ankola, cricketer (Indian pace bowler one Test 1989), was born in Solapur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/9/1995Two new gas and oil reserves found off the Gujarat and Bombay coast.
3/25/193150 killed in riots in India; Gandhi assaulted.
9/14/1965Pakistan Air Force bombs Calcutta and Agartala civilian airports.
12/24/1902Shashi Mukhi of Classic Theatre, Calcutta, was the first Indian to record on gramophone. This song was on 25 cms. one sided disc and the lyrics were ""Kanha Jeevan Dhan"" from the play Shri Krishna. The song was recorded by Gramophome and Typewriter Company.
12/19/1917Ashoknath Banerjee, Governor of Karnataka, was born.
4/6/1978Karnataka beat Uttar Pradesh by an innings and 193 runs to win Ranji Trophy.
7/7/1946Gandhiji addressed the A.I.C.C. meeting at Bombay; Congress accepted the Cabinet Mission plan of May 16.
6/15/1993PM Narasimha Rao visits Oman; India and Oman decide to give each other MFN status.
5/11/1985Fifteen hundred people were arrested in Sikh violence.
9/1/1921Madhav Krishnaji Mantri, right-hand batsman and wicket-keeper, was born at Nasik, Maharashtra. He was the Indian team selector from 1964 to 1968 and was also the team manager in 1990.