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Historical Event on 3/3/1847

Alexander Graham Bell, great pioneer, inventor and professor, was born at Edinburgh, Scotland.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/15/1913Ravindranath Tagore (1861-1941), received the message that he was awarded with Noble Prize in literature for his collection of poems ""Gitanjali"" . He was the first Indian to be awarded with Nobel Prize. (13 or 15)
2/12/194614 killed in Calcutta riots; Muslim leader Jinnah threatens civil war.
8/15/1947Paramveer Chakra, Mahaveer Chakra, Veer Chakra instituted as 'Awards for Gallantry'.
3/30/1990Constitution (64th) Amendment Bill to extend President's rule in Punjab collapses in Lok Sabha.
7/8/1954Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, inaugurated world's longest Bhakra-Nangal Dam canal at Punjab.
2/9/1931A set of six stamps were issued during the inauguration of New Delhi.
3/16/1998Sonia Gandhi is elected chairperson of the Congress(I) Parliamentary Party.
11/8/1988At 0910 hrs, One - O - Four's moments of glory were frozen for eternity when it received the coveted colours from the then President of Indian R Venkatraman.
6/27/1906Establishment of `Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad'.
2/19/1992Shridhar Narayan Bendre, famous painter, passed away.