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Historical Event on 3/3/1847
Alexander Graham Bell, great pioneer, inventor and professor, was born at Edinburgh, Scotland.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/18/1997 | Prince Philip switches on the internet version of Malayala Manorama and The Week at Kochi. |
1/1/1987 | United Nations General Assembly announced this year to be observed as the ""International Year of Shelter for the Homeless"". (5-10-87). |
1/25/1994 | Mine fire at Asansol India, kills 55. |
3/31/1990 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1841-1956) (Posthumous). |
11/1/1983 | Rajiv Gandhi, 48, who was chosen to succeed his assassinated mother, was sworn in as Prime Minister in New Delhi today. Across the Jamuna River, in a Sikh slum, evidence was found of the enormous political problems the new Prime Minister faced. The bodies of at least 95 Sikhs were discovered. The Indian army had also been ordered into nine other cities. Religious warfare between Sikhs and Hindus had claimed at least 1,000 lives since Indira Gandhi was assassinated. The security guards who killed her were both Sikhs. US Secretary of State George Shultz, who attended the funeral, assured the new Prime Minister of US interest in a ""strong and stable India."" US-Indian relations had been strained recently because of United States support for Pakistan. Shultz called for a ""renewed positive trend"" in re |
10/10/1990 | Marxist extremists set fire to a crowded train in Andhra Pradesh killing more than 60. |
8/3/1991 | About 280 kgs of gold ornaments valued at $15 million, which had been deposited in the Portuguese bank in Goa by its natives, flown back to India. |
8/3/1991 | Akbar Abul-Fath Djalaluddin, third Mughal Emperor of India (1556-1605), was born at Amarkot in Sind under the protection of Rana Virsal. Humayun had also taken refuge at Amarkot. |
2/13/1994 | Troops moved to Uttar Pradesh to quell caste violence. |
1/2/1960 | Raman Lamba, Cricketer was Born |
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