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Historical Event on 9/3/1983
U.S. Census reports world population at 4.72 billion. China has 1.05 billion and India 731 million.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/9/1900 | Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, died in Ranchi Jail. |
| 6/12/1897 | Possibly the most severe quake in history strikes Assam, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll). |
| 3/18/1948 | Socialist Party of India (SPI) disassociates itself from the Congress. |
| 10/3/1907 | Mansukhlal Maganlal Zaveri, famous Gujrati poet and critic, was born. |
| 6/7/1993 | Sai Baba escapes attempt on life. Four assailants and two bodyguards were killed. |
| 6/21/1814 | Gilbert Aliat Minto, Governor General of East Indian Company, died. |
| 10/11/1927 | Sarojini Regani, great journalist, was born at Secunderabad. |
| 8/12/1946 | Viceroy announces invitation to Congress to form provisional Government. |
| 2/9/1931 | A set of six stamps were issued during the inauguration of New Delhi. |
| 9/18/1932 | A Hindu delegation is given permission to interview Gandhi, currently held in prison and undertaking a hunger strike. On arrival, they also find he has taken a vow of silence. |
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