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Historical Event on 3/3/1989

Gwal Pahari in Haryana switched on the solar energy centre of the first pilot 50 kilowatt solar power plant.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/4/1932Mahendranath Gupt, follower of Ramkrishna Paramhans, passed away.
9/13/1996Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha.
11/17/1973Mother Pondicherry, greatest teacher and religious leader, died.
12/11/1991The centre notifies the interim order of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal directing Karnataka to release 205 tmc ft of water to Tamil Nadu.
2/8/1881Faiyaj Khan, famous Indian classical singer, was born.
11/16/1877Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia, professor, pioneer and innovator, died. He was the first Indian who was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, London. He introduced lighting by gas and was the first to build ""INDUS"", a steam-ship in India in 1833. He also introduced sewing machine, photography and electro-plat
9/30/1981Pakistan Commando soldiers release 66 hostages in Lahore from five Khalistan hijackers and activists of the Dal Khalsa International.
10/16/1896Govindas Seth, hindi litterateur and politician, was born.
10/16/1896Mian Tansen, a prominent figure of North Indian (Hindustani) classical music and famous singer of Akbar's court, died at Gwalior. Tansen is remembered for his epic Dhrupad compositions, creating several new ragas, as well as for writing two classic books on music Sri Ganesh Stotra and Sangita Sara.
1/21/1994India and Myanmar decide to open border trade.