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Historical Event on 3/3/1839
Jamshedji Nasarvanji Tata, famous industrialist and father of modern technology, was born at Navsari near Surat, Gujarat. He started cotton mills in Bombay and Nagpur and founded the Tata Iron and Steel Company, which is one of the largest integrated steel mills in the world.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/30/1987 | India says it will revive the 'Agni' IRBM programe. |
| 1/15/1966 | The Indian Air Force achieved equal status with the Army and possessed in excess of 70,000 personnel and was nearing its 45-squadron goal. Its composition in the autumn of 1968 included 23 fighter category squadrons, three tactical bomber squadrons, a maritime patrol squadron (with ex-Air India L. 1049G Super Constellations), 11 transport squadrons, four AOP squadrons, a number of helicopter units and a few SAM squadrons. |
| 8/20/1998 | The Punjab and Haryana High Court upholds the conviction of former Punjab DGP K.P.S. Gill for outraging the modesty of an IAS officer Mrs. Rupan Deol Bajaj. |
| 12/14/1920 | Akali Dal established. |
| 2/27/1993 | Samir Ranjan Barman, Tripura CM, resigns. |
| 1/21/1996 | Lakshmi Parvati elected president of Telugu Desam NTR faction. |
| 10/1/1958 | Metric System of weights was introduced in India. |
| 2/8/1959 | The Report of the Committee of Parliament constituted under Article 344 (4) of the constitution was submitted to the President. |
| 6/10/1832 | Edwin Arnold, English writer (Light of India), was born. |
| 1/22/1963 | The National Library for the Blind, the first national institute of its kind, was set up at Dehradun. |
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