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Historical Event on 3/4/2000

Geeta Mukherjee (76), veteran communist leader, died of a massive heart attack in New Delhi. Popularly known as 'Geetadi', she won every Lok Sabha election from Panskura in West Bengal since 1980.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/1933Gandhiji was arrested from Sabarmati Ashram and imprisoned without trial.
9/30/1999India successfully test-fired its multi-target surface-to-air missile 'Akash'.
2/11/199912 dalits are shot by the Ranbir Sena in Narayanpar village in Bihar.
3/15/1996Kashmiri militants and Central govt. hold talks on ending violence and to initiate the democratic process in J&K.
6/22/1994Law for the betterment of women introduced.
9/3/1915Following the monsoon, a good harvest is expected, except in Gujarat, in northern Rajputana and Punjab where isolated falls were recorded in Delhi.
3/18/1996President confers gallantry awards on 65 personnel of the defence forces.
10/10/1964Gurbachan Singh Randhawa sets record for 110m Her. in 14.09s at Tokyo.
5/15/1989NAL's 0.6 m transonic wind tunnel is commissioned. Total project cost is about Rs 20 million.
2/10/1999P. Gopi Chand (A.P.) and Aparna Popat (Karnataka) won the men's and women's singles titles respectively in the National badminton championship in Delhi.