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Historical Event on 12/3/1998
India and Portugal sign an agreement in New Delhi for setting up a joint committee to enhance cooperation in science and technology.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/11/1863 | Maharaja Sayaji Rao III, great nationalist and social reformer, was born at Nasik. |
| 11/15/2000 | Congress(I) gives a thumping mandate to Sonia Gandhi. |
| 11/23/1908 | Durga Das, famous social reformer and journalist, was born. |
| 1/29/1993 | Test debut of Vinod Kambli, prolific Indian batsman. |
| 12/8/1985 | The first summit was held at Dhaka. (7 0r 8). |
| 9/29/1998 | ISRO successfully launches its largest sounding rocket, Rohini (RH-560 mk, 11 total payload, 127 kg). |
| 10/16/1905 | Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement. |
| 7/8/1971 | Krishnarao Arkgudun, versatile Kannad author, died. |
| 7/3/1996 | 25 to 30\% hike in prices of petroleum products. |
| 6/7/1998 | India emerges World Bank's single largest borrower with cumulative loans of 44 billion dollars. |
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