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Historical Event on 3/3/1885

Congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of fed govt).

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/6/2000Bishop Vinod Peter, National Christian Council of India president and church of North India moderator, and Rajasthan CNI Bishop Gerald Andrews die in a car accident near Jodhpur in Rajasthan.
1/9/1841John Gil Christ, founder of Fort William College Calcutta, passed away at Paris.
12/10/1989Janardan Swami passed away.
11/3/1605Salim renamed himself as Jahangir and became the king of Agra.
10/15/1931Avil Pakir Jalaluddin Abdul Kalam better known as "APJ", famous Indian scientist, was born in the temple town of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. He is the pioneer of India's missile programme and was awarded the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, in 1997, for his immense and valuable contribution to scientific research and modernisation of defence technol
12/11/1906Mysore Gururaj Vijayasarathi, cricket Test umpire for 13 tests from 1951-60, was born in Karnataka.
6/24/1974India all out for 42 in Lord's Test cricket in 77 mins.
11/5/1976Lok Sabha votes to extend its own life by another year.
8/15/1997The Government bans doctors from determining the sex of the foetus.
4/30/1870Dadasaheb Phalke alias Dhundiraj Gobind Phalke was born at Trymbakeshwar near Nasik, Maharashtra. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra' and founded Phalke & Co. at Bombay. He was a director, producer, writer, editor & laboratorian, portrait photographer and also a scene-painter.