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Historical Event on 3/3/1997

Senior Officials Meeting of Indian Ocean Rim (IOR) countries begins in Mauritius.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/26/1991Indian, UN Observer Mission in El Salvador joined (ONUSAL from Jul 1991 To Apr 1995).
5/18/1966Panchanan Maheshwari, great Indian scientist of botany, passed away. He studied the morphology, anatomy and embryology of some angiosperms, the class of plants which produce flowers. He discovered species of plants like ""Panchanania Jaipuriensis and Isoeted Panchananil."" He wrote two authoritative books, 'An Introduction to the Embryology of Angiosperms' & 'Recent Advances in Embryology on Angiosperms'. In 1951, he founded the International Society of plant Morphologists.
1/31/1896Dattatray Ramchandra Bendre, Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award winner and Kannad poet, was born.
11/14/1995Supreme Court gave patients the right to drag careless doctors to Court.
10/4/1997Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, became inoperable due to power bus anomaly. This satellite had capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries.
1/3/1923Madhukar Arnalkar, famous Marathi writer, was born.
6/10/1832Edwin Arnold, English writer (Light of India), was born.
6/5/1997Prime Minister Gujral went on a 3-day visit to Nepal.
1/21/1963East German party Congress ends; Ulbricht, with Soviet support, condemns Chinese invasion of India at Berlin.
9/6/1999Vyjayanthimala Bali, former Congress (I) MP, joins the BJP.