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7 MAR HISTORY EVENTS

Today in Indian History Events for March 7

7-March-1647Guru Dadaji Konddev, master of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died.

7-March-1911Sachchitanand Hiranand Vatsyayan, (Agyeya), modern Hindi literary journalist, freedom fighter and the winner of Jnanpith Award of 1979, was born.

7-March-1921Kulwant Singh Virk, famous Hindi writer and journalist, was born.

7-March-1934Nariman Jamshedji Contractor ""Nari"", cricketer (Indian batsman & captain) was born in Godhra, Guja

7-March-1942Umesh Narayan Kulkarni, cricketer (Indian pace bowler in four Tests 1967-68), was born in Alibaug, Maharashtra.

7-March-1952Parmahansa Yogananda, great saint, social reformer and writer, died at Los Angles.

7-March-1956A gigantic steel tube plant opened in Jamshedpur. It was the first of its kind in India.

7-March-1961Govind Ballabh Pant passed away. He had served eight years as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was bestowed with Bharat Ratna in 1959.

7-March-1974T. T. Krishnamachari, former Finance Minister, passed away.

7-March-1987Sunil Gavaskar becomes the first batsman to score 10,000 test runs in cricket a match against Pakistan at Ahmedabad.

7-March-1994India and Iran sign three MoU in Tehran.

7-March-1996Union Cabinet clears decks for extending benefits of reservation to Dalit Christians.

7-March-1998A. B. Vajpayee is elected leader of the BJP Parliamentary Party.

7-March-199922 persons are killed and six injured when an AN-32 transport aircraft of the IAF crashes at Pappankulam near Indira Gandhi International Airport in south-west Delhi.

7-March-2000A. Madhava Reddy, Andhra Pradesh Panchayati Raj Minister, dies in a landmine blast at Ghatkesar village in Ranga Reddy district.


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