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Historical Event on 12/3/1979

Dhyan Chand, famous master of Hockey and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/7/1907Murlidhar Shankar Deshpande, journalist and social worker, was born at Kadanachi Girvi Phaltan, Maharashtra.
5/4/1832Darpan', a fortnightly magazine started publishing as a weekly.
2/13/1999The 5th National Games were inaugurated by President K.R. Narayanan in Imphal.
1/7/1997Jaspal Rana bags six gold medals in the men's standard pistol and air pistol and set two more records on the penultimate day of the National shooting.
5/11/1970A bill for setting up of ""North Eastern Council"" passed.
4/7/1997Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Bhutan finalise preparations for a new trade bloc called 'Growth Quadrangle'.
9/12/1905Anglo-Japanese treaty provides for Japan to help safeguard India at London.
5/31/1987Daman and Diu to remain as union territories after Goa becomes the 25th state of India.
2/22/1997Jockey Mark Gallagher shot at and injured in Bangalore.
1/19/1997Bengal wins Santosh Trophy National Football championship in Jabalpur.