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Historical Event on 11/3/1984
Body of assassinated Indian PM Indira Gandhi cremated.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/20/1991 | Shanmugam, suspect in Rajiv murder case, found dead. |
| 6/9/2000 | The CBI-designated court frames charges against Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi and RJD president Laloo Prasad Yadav in the disproportionate assets case. |
| 6/22/1996 | Saurav Ganguly scores 131 at Lord's on Test debut. |
| 3/26/1969 | Vikram Rathour, cricketer (Indian Test opening batsman 1996-), was born in Jalandhar. |
| 12/17/1740 | Chimaji Appa, Peshwa warrior, died. |
| 1/18/1968 | The Resolution on Official Languages was passed by both the houses of the Parliament wherin the need to formulate a more intensive and comprehensive programme for the progressive use of Hindi for Official purposes, preparing annual assessment report for reviewing the progress, formulating a programme for the co-ordinated development of the other languages included in the 8th schedule alongwith Hindi, adopting of a tri-langual formula, making the knowledge of either Hindi or English compulsory for recruitment to the services of the Union, and inclusion of all the languages of the 8th schedule of the Constitution and English as the optional medium for the exams conducted by the union Public Service Commission at the appropriate time, has been stressed. |
| 2/15/1865 | Kishorilal Goswami, Hindi novelist, was born. |
| 1/30/1785 | Sir Charles Metkaff, governor general of East India Company, was born. |
| 6/2/1953 | Mountaineer Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and his Nepalese Sherpa guide Tensing became the first men to conquer Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain. The two reached the pinnacle of Everest, more than 29,000 feet above sea level, at 11.30 a.m. |
| 6/2/1953 | Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal arrived at Cochin as Viceroy of India. |
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