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Historical Event on 3/3/1939
Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" at Rajkot to protest state's autocratic rule at Bombay and to secure ruler's adherence of promise given towards reform administration, and ends it on March 7 on Viceroy's intervention.
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| 4/24/1965 | Kosi Barrage inaugurated by King Mahendra of Nepal. |
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| 9/18/1992 | M. Hidayatullah, former Vice President and Chief Justice, died. He was 87. |
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