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Historical Event on 7/3/1997

Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan gets 1996 Dada Saheb Phalke award for outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/4/1967Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. began delivery of the MIG aircraft.
9/29/1725Robert Clive, one of the founders of British empire in India and diplomat, was born.
8/10/1942Manju Bala Patil was shot on the road at Mumbai by the British Police.
3/12/1911Daman Div Dayanand Balkrishna Bandodkar, first Chief Minister of Goa, was born.
2/11/1818Britishers captured the 'Ajinkyatara' fort which belonged to the Marathas.
4/30/1947The entire nation is stirred by religious strife.
1/23/1978The motto ""Shastra se Shakti"" (Strength though arms) in Hindi written in Devengiri script was approved by the President of India as the motto of the Army Ordnance Corps.The original corps motto of the Ordnance corps was ""Usa Tela Tananti"" found in the arms of the board of Ordnance. This was translated to mean ""To the thunder his arms"". The corps song titled ""Ayudh Corps Mahan"" was introduced for the first time in 4th re-union of the Army Ordnance Corps. The song is to be played or sung ""within unit lines only"", during purely Regimental functions.
12/11/1976Aliyawar Jung, former Governor of Maharashtra, died.
12/27/1926Imperial Airways announces the first scheduled air service to India from New Year in UK.
12/25/1937Pitambar Datt Kaushika, great educationist, was born at Bulandshahar.