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Historical Event on 3/12/1988

Samresh Basu, famous Bengali writer, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/7/1973Shivkumar Batalvi, famous Punjabi poet, died.
5/26/1885Govindagraj (Ram Ganesh Gadkari), great Marathi playwright, comedy author and poet, was born.
2/13/1861Colonel Bernard Irwin attacks & defeats hostile Chiricahua Indians.
4/28/1740Baji Rao I aka Thorle BajiRao Peshwa passed away at Raverkhedi near the banks of the Narmada river near Khargon and his son Balaji Baji Rao was placed on his father's throne as the Peshwa.
4/20/1887Padmabhushan Jemini Roy, famous painter, was born.
9/3/1997Anjan (Lalji Pandey), well known lyricist and noted poet, died.
9/1/1989Yasser Arafat chosen for the 1988 Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding.
12/24/1880Pattabhi Sitaramayya, politician and president of Indian National Congress, was born in Andhra Pradesh.
10/20/1774New Regulating Act was introduced which abolished the East India Company Government and a new Government was formed.
3/30/1923New financial measures come into force, including restoration of Salt Tax.