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Historical Event on 9/3/1997

Anjan (Lalji Pandey), well known lyricist and noted poet, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/23/1993Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2B), second satellite in the INSAT-2 series, was launched. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was aunched by European Ariane launch vehicle.
7/25/1992R. Venkataraman retired from the post of 8th President.
1/1/1967Day's play in the Calcutta Test vs West Indies cancelled by riots.
10/3/1906Govind Vinayak Devansthali, Sanskrit researcher, dictionary creator, professor and journalist, was born in Bombay.
9/23/1906Kumar (Mijjan) alias Syed Hasan Ali, film actor, was born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He has worked in 'Shadows of the Dead', 'Dukhiari', 'Gambler', 'Patan ni Paniari', 'Thoure of Delhi'.
4/27/1857Jamshedji Framji Madan ( J. F. Madan ), founder of India's first Cinema Hall - 'Elphinstone Palace' at Calcutta, Madan & Co. and Parsi Theatrical Company, was born.
8/25/1948Jana Gana Mana to be the provisional National Anthem till Constituent Assembly made a final decision.
3/23/1992G. S. Dhillon, former speaker of Lok Sabha, passed away.
8/12/1973Dayanand Balkrishna Bandodkar, first Chief Minister of Goa, Daman and Diu, died.
7/13/1995Devyani Chaubal, film journalist, passed away.