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Historical Event on 3/3/1839

Jamshedji Nasarvanji Tata, famous industrialist and father of modern technology, was born at Navsari near Surat, Gujarat. He started cotton mills in Bombay and Nagpur and founded the Tata Iron and Steel Company, which is one of the largest integrated steel mills in the world.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/23/1930Riots break out in Peshawar; 20 Indians shot down after killing of three Britishers.
5/11/1970A bill for setting up of ""North Eastern Council"" passed.
10/12/1999Sachidanand Sakshi, former BJP MP, joined SP.
8/15/1998Golden jubilee celebrations of the Indian Independence ends.
11/7/1862Bahadurshah Jafar -II died at Rangoon in British prision.
3/19/1848Lokhitwadi started his column 'Shatpatra' in the newspaper named 'Prabhakar'.
6/1/1955India's Untouchability (Offence) Act comes into force.
9/17/1864Anagrik Dharmapal, religious reformer, was born.
7/22/1918During the First World War, India's first fighter pilot Indra Lal Rai's plane was shot down in battle by Germans planes near London. Rai had fought for Britisher's Force.
8/30/1983Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1B) launched. This was also a multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite, which served for more than its design life of seven years. It was launched by a US Space Shuttle.