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Historical Event on 3/8/1948

Air India International was established for overseas services.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/22/1968Lok Sabha passed notification to change the name of Madras state as Tamil Nadu.
3/6/1998A Congress(I) Ministry headed by Virbhadra Singh is sworn in at Himachal Pradesh.
8/9/1970Trailokyanath Chakravarty died in Delhi.
9/13/1996Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha.
9/1/1913Snehangshu Kanta Acharya, politician, social reformer, lawyer and athelete, was born.
1/20/1949Junagarh formally merged with Saurashtra.
2/26/1887Sir Benegal Narsingh Rao, an eminent lawyer and political leader, was born. He was the first Indian President of UN Security Council in 1950.
4/13/1971Carlton Chapman, Indian Soccer (Football) player, was born in Bangalore, Karnataka.
12/20/1990India and Pakistan agree not to attack each other's nuclear installations.
12/20/1990Chaitanya Maha Prabhu, vaishnav Sant, passed away. His mortal remains at Puri.(9/7or 29/6).