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Historical Event on 9/3/1979

M. M. Bhatnagar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 14-06-1985.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/2/1905Shantiswaroop Dhavan, former Governor of West Bengal, was born.
1/14/1984Gujarati Daily 'Samkalin' of Indian Express Group published.
2/26/1874Sursingh Takhtsingh Gohil `Kalapi', famous Gujrati poet, was born.
6/2/1993Kurla-Kochi Express rams into goods train near Jolarpet in which 22 were killed and 100 injured.
7/20/1998Mr. Jaswant Singh, Prime Minister's special envoy, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott discuss nuclear non-proliferation and security-related issues in New Delhi.
4/5/1930Mahatma Gandhi reached Dandi, a small costal village in Gujarat, after travelling 385 kms with 78 followers to break the recently imposed ""Salt Law"". This event is known as 'Dandi March' and was started from Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
5/2/1981Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar, the architect of modern Himachal Pradesh and an energetic Chief Minister, passed away.
4/29/1939Netaji resigned from the Congress and established his own party, the Forward Block and created a political deadlock in India.
12/31/1995Air Chief Marshal Satish Kumar Sareen PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, Indian Air Force. He was in this office till 31/Dec/1998.
2/3/1900Tiruvenkata Rajendra Seshadri, one of the founders of Organic Chemistry in India, was born at Kulittalai in Tamil Nadu.