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Historical Event on 3/3/1891
Office of Superintendent of Immigration (Treasury Dept) created.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
4/23/1938 | Viceroy Lord Linlithgow opens the hydro-electric scheme at Malakand. |
10/10/1896 | Jananayak Debeswar Sarmah, freedom fighter, architect and nationalist, was born at Jorhat, Assam. |
12/22/1853 | Saradamoni Devi was born in Jairambati of Hooghly district. |
10/11/1999 | Atal Behari Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. Two-tier ministry likely. |
1/15/1949 | General 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. |
1/15/1949 | Sultan 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. |
1/20/1952 | Vasant Patankar, famous Marathi writer, was born. |
7/3/1985 | Air 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. |
3/28/1943 | S. Satyamurti, social reformer, politician and member of legislative council at Madras, died. He was born in Tirumayyam village in August 19, 1887. |
11/5/1994 | Russi Modi appointed Chairman of Air India and Indian Airlines. |
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