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Historical Event on 3/3/1859

A length of 119 miles of line was laid in the North from Allahabad to Kanpur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/4/1964The First Diesel Engine came out of the Varanasi Diesel Engine Carshed.
1/11/1986The first MiG-27M fighter, built under license by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, is delivered and inducted into the Indian Air Force.
9/12/1962Raghav Rangayya, famous Hindi poet, story writer and novelist, died.
6/18/1997Prakash Padukone launches IBC.
5/30/1919Rabindranath Tagore returned back the honour as a protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
5/2/1982Mohun Bagan retains Federation Cup (football) beating Mafatlal at Calicut.
3/1/1950The population figure for India is announced as 347,340,000.
7/31/1993Transport operators begin nation-wide strike.
4/18/1931Lord Willingdon took over as the Viceroy of India.
1/26/2001Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Ustad Bismillah Khan.