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Historical Event on 7/3/1838

Mama Parmanand, one of the founders of `Prarthana Samaj', was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/9/1941Syed Abid Ali, great Indian medium pace-bowler and all-rounder, was born at Hyderabad.
2/1/1894Chitravshastri, Marathi dictionary creator, was born.
3/4/1939Lala Har Dayal, revolutionary, nationalist and freedom fighter, passed away at Philadelphia.
6/12/1970Gopinath Kaviraj, Padmavibhushan awardee and critic, passed away.
8/19/1944The last Japanese troops driven out of India.
9/9/1812The first paper currency was issued by the Bank of Bengal. The notes of this bank were later printed by Perkins, Heath & Co. in England. They can be distinguished into at least 10 different types. They were issued in a wide range of denominations from Rs. 10 to Rs. 1000.
12/20/1942Gangu Bai, freedom fighter from Kolhapur, died at Hinlang Jail because of police beating.
6/9/1659Dara Shikoh was handed over to Aurangzeb's army by Jiwan Khan, a Baluchi whose life was saved by Dara.
5/22/1993Karnataka special task force guns down Veerappan's brother and righthand man Arjunan.
3/10/1954The history of 104 HU, the most prestigious and the oldest Helicopter Unit of the IAF, is studded with more than four decades of glorious past and yeomen service rendered to the country. One-O-Four was raised as Helicopter Flight at Palam on 10th March 1954.