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Historical Event on 3/8/1864

Hari Narayan Apte, a well known Marathi writer who popularised social and historical themes in his novels, was born. He presided over the 8th Marathi Sahitya Sammelen in 1912.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/9/1974Guru Amudan Sharma, famous Manipuri dance master, passed away.
9/12/1786Lord Cornwallis was appointed, and became Governor General of India, as well as the Commander-in-Chief Army Officer.
5/1/1981Sindhudurga district was formed in Maharashtra State.
3/12/1992India and the US decide to hold joint naval exercises in the Indian ocean.
5/13/1967Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) retired from the post of second President.
1/8/1992Luggage rate of railway passengers hiked by 30 per cent.
3/15/1992Dr. Rahi Masum Raza, film screenplay, story and dialogue writer, passed away at the age of 64 years.
5/12/1949S Vijaya Laxmi Pandit, first woman foreign ambassador, was received in US.
3/26/1980Bombay gets its first rock concert in 10 years (The Police).
2/10/1961P. L. Deshpande played first solo drama 'Batatyachi Chawl'.