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Historical Event on 3/3/1891

Office of Superintendent of Immigration (Treasury Dept) created.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/23/1938Viceroy Lord Linlithgow opens the hydro-electric scheme at Malakand.
10/10/1896Jananayak Debeswar Sarmah, freedom fighter, architect and nationalist, was born at Jorhat, Assam.
12/22/1853Saradamoni Devi was born in Jairambati of Hooghly district.
10/11/1999Atal Behari Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. Two-tier ministry likely.
1/15/1949General K. N. Kariappa became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief. He was the first Indian to reach to this post in Indian Army. In 1956, he was designated as Chief of the Army Staff - General, later Field Marshal. This event is commemoratively observed as Army Day.
1/15/1949Sultan Mehmud of Ghazni began his first real expedition to India by defeating the Hindu King Jaipal. He won Afghanisthan and Punjab in Peshawar battle. This was the first major Muslim conquest in India.
1/20/1952Vasant Patankar, famous Marathi writer, was born.
7/3/1985Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM, AVSM, VM., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1988.
3/28/1943S. Satyamurti, social reformer, politician and member of legislative council at Madras, died. He was born in Tirumayyam village in August 19, 1887.
11/5/1994Russi Modi appointed Chairman of Air India and Indian Airlines.