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Historical Event on 1/3/1871

Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, freedom fighter and social reformer, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/18/1887Dr. Anugrah Narain Singh, freedom fighter, educationist, leader and Minister of India, was born in Poiyavan village, Gaya district, Bihar.
10/23/1919Lord Curzon, ex-Viceroy of India, takes over as Former Secretary from Tory leader Arthur Balfour in London
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.
9/1/1798England signs treaty with Nizam of Hyderabad, India.
9/14/1965Pakistan Air Force bombs Calcutta and Agartala civilian airports.
8/9/1963India is the first country to add its signature to the test-ban treaty at Moscow.
4/26/1895Guru Baksha Singh, modern Punjabi litterateur was born.
2/18/1945Kal Yug' era passed away.
2/23/1998Raman Lamba, former Indian Test cricketer, passed away in Dhaka, three days after being hit on the head while close-in fielding.
7/18/1980Second Experimental launch of Space Launch Vehicle -3 (SLV-3) by Indian made 35 kilogram Rohini satellite (RS-1) successfully placed in orbit. It was used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3. The launch took from Sriharikota and India became the sixth nation to put a satellite into orbit.