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Historical Event on 3/3/1885

Congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of fed govt).

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/8/1968Madhuri Mani Iyyer, famous singer of Karnatak Gharana, passed away.
7/13/1999Floods claim 15 more lives in Bihar.
8/16/1946Hindus and Muslims riot in Calcutta. 90 people lost their lives and other 900 were hurt. The Muslim League observed a ""Direct Action Day"" and announced its withdrawal of support from all plans.
6/17/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950).
5/7/1993Jankiraman panel's final report finds that an additional aggregate of Rs. 12,85,549 crore was transacted in banks without any documentation; it indicts 12 more banks for involving in the scam.
7/30/1883Badridas Goenka, famous industrialist, was born.
12/1/1911Dayarnav Raghunath Kopardekar, founder of ""Indrayani Sahitya Prakashan Sanstha"", was born.
5/22/1991Sonia unanimously elected Congress President by the Working Committee. She, however, declined the offer.
7/23/1956India celebrates the birth centenary of Bal Gangadhar ""Lokmanya"" Tilak.
12/22/1751Battle of Mandavgargh.