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Historical Event on 3/5/1868
Harishchandra Sakharam Bhatwadekar alias Save Dada, who filmed the felicitation function of Wrangler R. P. Paranjapye, was born. This film was titled as ""The Fresh Indian Regular of Cambridge University."" He was the First Short Documentary Film Maker of India.
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| 2/23/1997 | Successful test firing of the 250-km version of the Prithvi missile. |
| 2/11/1993 | Centre bans BJP rally in the capital on February 25. |
| 6/24/1996 | Nanchil K. Manoharan, former DMK Finance Minister, expelled from the party. |
| 11/11/1888 | Acharya Kripalani, nationalist and member of the Parliament, was born at Hyderabad, Sind. |
| 7/18/1908 | Fourteen thousand mill workers go on strike at Bombay. |
| 6/4/1959 | Chakravarti Rajagopalachari opposed the Socialist Policies of Indian National Congress and founded Swatantra Party alongwith Ranga. |
| 4/1/1995 | Open General Licence (OGL) list expanded from 43 to 75 as import of consumer goods liberalised. |
| 1/10/1995 | 26th International Film Festival of India opens at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay. |
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