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Historical Event on 3/3/1859
A length of 119 miles of line was laid in the North from Allahabad to Kanpur.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1947 | Hindu-Muslim association in Calcutta. |
| 4/5/1614 | Indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. |
| 9/16/1995 | Prime Minister inducts 16 new members into his Council of Ministers and elevates three deputy ministers to the rank of Ministers of State. |
| 5/13/1967 | Dr. Zakhir Hussain became 3rd President of India. He was the first Muslim President of Indian Union. He held this position till August 24, 1969. |
| 1/30/1999 | Gopinath Bordoloi was awarded the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, The Highest Civilian Award in India. 1999. |
| 1/8/1993 | FERA restrictions removed, resident Indians allowed to keep as much as $500. |
| 4/12/1799 | The Church Missionary Society was organized in London under the original name of the Society for Missions in Africa and the East. This Anglican missions agency currently works in fields located in Africa, Ceylon, India, Pakistan, Iran and Palestine. |
| 7/19/1993 | Girilal Jain, senior journalist, passed away. |
| 8/13/1936 | Madam Bhikaji Rustom Cama, freedom fighter, Indian lady revolutionary and politician, passed away at Bombay. |
| 8/17/1911 | Y.R. Lokurkar, senior journalist, was born. |
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