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Historical Event on 3/1/1908

Tata Iron & Steel Company was the first steel company to be established in India.

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11/14/1681East India Company declared Bengal as a seperate presidency.
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7/8/1991L.K. Advani recognised as the leader of the Opposition of BJP in the 10th Lok Sabha.
10/16/1994CIA connection to CN Annadurai alleged in book on Seshan, Jayalalitha obtains stay.
1/15/1977Rashid Ahmed Siddiqui, modern Urdu writer, passed away.
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11/5/1997Railway ministry doubles compensation amounts from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs.4 lakh to victims of railway accidents and other untoward incidents.
3/11/1881Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore.
5/7/1950Punjab Mail train crashed near Jasidh killing 81 persons.
11/6/1952Dipal Jayant Tilak, journalist and editor, was born.