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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
2/16/1933Surya Sen Masterda, revolutionary freedom fighter, who attacked the Armoury of Chittagong with 62 men of the Indian Republican Army and was underground on Jalalabad Hills, was arrested.
2/16/1933Saint Eknath, bhagwatbhakt, passed away.
2/25/1897Dr. Amarnath Jha, educationist, was born.
11/7/1958Nehru said the role of Gen. Mohammed Ayub Khan in Pakistan had increased the 'risk and danger of war' between India and Pakistan.
7/25/2000P.T. Usha,Star Indian athlete, announces retirement from International athletics at a press conference in New Delhi.
1/12/2000T. S. Krishna Murthy is appointed Election Commissioner in place of G.V.G. Krishnamoorthy who retired.
5/19/2000A `civil coup' in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency.
4/5/1663Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked Shahistekhan at Pune.
3/4/1939Lala Har Dayal, revolutionary, nationalist and freedom fighter, passed away at Philadelphia.
7/23/1898Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, well known Bangla novelist, was born.