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On 7 March 1961, Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant, a leading figure in India's struggle for independence and a key architect of modern India, passed away. Pant, who started his career as a lawyer, was inspired by Gopal Krishna Gokhale's speech, leading him to join the freedom movement alongside notable leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. His tenure as the Union Home Minister under Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet was marked by his enthusiastic approach to resolving issues faced by the newly independent nation.
Here is the list of major events on March 7 over the years
| Year | Events on March 7 | |
|---|---|---|
1 | 7 March, 1734 | Birth of Ali Khan Asaf Jah, the second Nizam of Hyderabad. |
2 | 7 March, 1814 | French Emperor Napoleon I secured victory at the Battle of Craon. |
3 | 7 March, 1945 | American forces captured the Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine River at Remagen during WWII. |
4 | 7 March, 1949 | Birth of Indian politician Ghulam Nabi Azad. |
5 | 7 March, 1949 | Birth of spiritual teacher Shri Bhagwan. |
6 | 7 March, 1955 | Birth of actor Anupam Kher, former president of the Film and Television Institute of India. |
7 | 7 March, 1961 | Death of Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant, a key figure in India's freedom struggle and first Union Home Minister. |
8 | 7 March, 1973 | Birth of journalist Arnab Goswami. |
9 | 7 March, 1975 | Birth of Keishing Clifford Nongrum, Indian Army officer posthumously awarded the Mahavir Chakra. |
10 | 7 March, 1985 | Death of Uday Merchant, Indian first-class cricketer. |
11 | 7 March, 1987 | Sunil Gavaskar became the first cricket batsman to score 10,000 Test runs. |
12 | 7 March, 1991 | Birth of Shantanu Maheshwari, Indian television actor, dancer, choreographer, and host. |
13 | 7 March, 2005 | Death of Vinod Chandra Pandey, Indian civil servant. |
14 | 7 March, 2006 | Coordinated bombings in Varanasi, India, by terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba. |
15 | 7 March, 2012 | Death of Ravi, esteemed Indian director and musician. |
16 | 7 March, 2015 | Death of G. Karthikeyan, Indian lawyer and politician. |
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Story first published: Thursday, March 6, 2025, 8:15 [IST]
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