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Historical Event on 7/3/1979

Construction of the main second Howrah Bridge (Vidyasagar Setu) started.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/6/1995The Sixth Army Ordnance Corps Reunion and Silver Jubilee of Colour Presentation was celebrated at AOC Centre with pomp and splendour, fun and gaiety and professionalism of high order. The highlights included para-dropping, AOC Kangla Tongbi, Sonet-lumiere sound and light show, Central Parade and Yaadgar Parade.
5/1/1998The Konkan Railway running for 760-km is dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This was an extention from Ratnagiri.
5/5/1947Gandhiji denies in an interview that communal division of India is inevitable.
3/24/1987First developmental launch of new generation rocket ASLV 'Stretched Rohini Satellite Series' (SROSS-1). This carried payload for launch vehicle performance monitoring and for gamma ray astronomy. This plunged within two minutes and 40 seconds of its launching.
12/10/1998Dr. Gurudev S. Khush, rice breeder at the International Rice Research Institute, Philippines, and Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram, wheat breeder at the International Wheat and Maize Improvement Centre, Mexico, share the Rank Prize announced in London.
9/28/1993Gas pipe below Karakas National Highway exploded claiming 58 lives.
8/18/1995Parvati Giri, also called the Little Mother Teresa, died in Orissa. She was 69. She was a social worker and had taken part during the Quit India movement.
7/25/1955Indian Government declared in Lok Sabha that Portuguese's were asked to close their offices in New Delhi.
1/25/1995India and South Africa sign three pacts to forge special ties.
3/19/1907Dr. Dilawar Hussain, right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, was born.