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Historical Event on 7/3/1998

Kavi Pradeep, Hindi film lyricist, is selected for the 1997 Dada Saheb Phalke award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/28/1975Netherlands gives independence to Dutch Guyana, which becomes Suriname; one third of Hindus (descendants of Indian plantation workers) emigrate to Netherlands for better social and economic conditions.
1/3/1978Chandrasekar takes 6-52 at MCG in Indian innings win.
4/22/1983Smt. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, visited ICMR Headquarters and held discussions with senior scientists of ICMR. ICMR revived research on indigenous drugs/traditional medicine with a new, disease-oriented approach and a Scientific Advisory Group on Traditional Medicine Research was constituted in 1983 but actual studies (Multicentric Clinical Trials, Centres for Advanced Research, Central Biostatistical Monitoring Unit etc.) were started in 1984-85.
1/26/1992Bharat Bhushan, the legendary romantic film hero of the 1950's, passed away at the age of 71 years.
6/29/1873Micheal Madhusudan Dutta, first Bengali modern poet, died.
12/14/1936Kamalkant Bhattacharya, Assamese thinker and author, passed away.
6/19/1995In an unprecedented move, UP Speaker Dhani Ram Verma adjourns the two-day special session called to prove Mayavati Government's majority in the House. Later, the House gathers, rejects the sine die adjournment and unanimously elects B.R. Verma (BSP) as new presiding officer to conduct the business of the House.
2/9/1898The Rower of Persia', a short film produced at Calcutta was released on February 9 at Star Theatre, Calcutta.
4/1/1976Television was separated from radio, and Doordarshan Corporation was established.
3/4/1994Lech Walesa, Polish President, visit India.