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Historical Event on 9/3/1905

Kamlapati Tripathi, leader of Indian National Congess, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/8/1897Henrich Von Stephan, famous General Postal Union and freedom fighter, passed away.
2/23/1876Saint Gadgebaba, great modern saint of Maharashtra, was born.
1/8/1925The first All India Art & Craft Exhibition was inaugurated by Sir William Marries, Governor UP at Kaisar Baug, Lucknow.
7/31/1974B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 15-08-1974.
9/18/1924Mahatma Gandhi was to fast for 21 days in despair of the recent riots between Muslims and Hindus. It was an expression of his 'unbearable hopelessnes'. ""Nothing I say or write,"" he said, ""can bring the two communities together."" Even as he spoke there were reports of further riots at Kohat, in which 20 Hindus and 11 Muslims were killed. Reservations, Gandhi speaking in Allahabad said, reserved the right to drink water with or without salt. ""It is both a penance and a prayer. As it is penance I need not have taken the public into my confidence but I publish it as, let me hope, an effective prayer to Hindus and Muslims, not to commit suicide"".
3/19/1999The banned Maoist Communist Centre kills 34 Bhumihars at Senari village in Jehanabad district in Bihar.
2/25/1886Narmadashankar Lalshankar Dave 'Narmad', social reformer and famous Gujrati litterateur, passed away.
1/11/1994Shankarrao Savekar, veteran cameraman of film industry, passed away.
11/20/1902Gandhiji returned to South Africa at the request of the Indian community and revived the Indians against Anti-Asian Laws.
5/6/1971D. Sen became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 29/03/77).