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Historical Event on 10/3/1984

India's longest distance train Himsagar Express (from Jammu Tavi to Kanya Kumari) was first flagged.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/22/1897The Chafekar brothers, Damodar and Balkrishna, shot British Officer Rand in Pune. This event played a very important role in the revolutionary freedom fighter.
7/6/1837Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, a reputed oriental scholar and famous Indian Scientist, was born in Malvan in Ratnagiri district. He was a social reformer and an active member of Prathana Samaj of Bombay.
1/31/1941Second Lieutenant Premindra Singh Bhagat of the Bombay Sappers showed an act of unparalleled bravery and inspiring leadership when commanding a detachment of 21 Field company of the Bombay Sappers on the road to Gondar, in Abyssinia. Hence, The Victoria Cross (VC) was bestowed upon him and he became the first Indian Commissioned Officer receipeant of The Victoria Cross (VC).
9/15/1940Anil Yashwant Tipnis, Air Chief Marshal, was born.
3/4/1879Bethune' College of Calcutta was established as the pioneer of women s college education in India.
4/18/2000The Board of Control for Cricket in India adopts a six-point code of conduct for the players.
9/22/1869Shri Valangaiman Sankaranarayana Srinivasa Shastri, great scholar of Sanskrit, master, politician, social reformer, President of India and educationist, was born at Valangaiman village, Tamil Nadu.
9/18/1992M. Hidayatullah, former Vice President and Chief Justice, died. He was 87.
11/7/1998Jiwan Singh Umrangal (84), Akali leader and former Punjabi Minister, dies in hospital in Beas.
12/12/1947Patel's statement in the Parliament, ""Pakistan will get Rs. 750,000,000 from the balance in cash.