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Historical Event on 3/3/1999

Four members of the forward Bhumihar community and alleged members of the Ranbir Sena are gunned down by an armed squad of the People's War Group in Bhimpura village of Jehanbad district in Bihar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/17/1945Gandhiji, in a statement regarding the ensuing San Francisco Conference, says that 'peace is impossible without equality and freedom of India'. Also demands a just peace for Germany and Japan.
7/26/1923Mukeshchandra Mathur, famous playback singer, was born.
6/19/1997Indian flag cargo ship, M. V. Arcadia Pride, sinks in inclement weather, seven nautical miles off Colaba, Mumbai, leaving four sailors dead and 20 missing. In the rescue and search operation by the Indian Navy, nine persons were rescued.
6/19/1997Surdas (1483-1563), blind Hindi bard and singer of Agra whose hymns to Krishna are compiled in the 'Sursagar', was born in Sihi village near Delhi.
1/1/1931Gopi Chand Narang, great educationist and Urdu scholar, was born at Dukki.
4/1/1996Kerala introduces ban on arrack. 5614 licenced arrack shops closed down.
1/16/1938Sarat Chandra Chatterji, famous Bengali novelist and writer, passed away.
4/3/1984Bombay beat Delhi on first innings to win the Ranji Trophy.
1/3/1945No. 8 Squadron becomes the first to convert onto the Spitfire VIII during the previous month and commencing operations on 3 January 1945 in the Kangaw area.
3/30/1913B. S. Soman, first Admiral of India, was born.