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Historical Event on 3/4/1951

Eleven countries and 489 male and female athletes participated in the first Asian Games started at National Stadium in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/4/1951Allau'd-din Khalji declared himself as King of Delhi after assissinating Jalal'ud-din Khalji. (19 0r 20).
11/10/1992Attorney General G. Ramaswamy, under cloud for his dealings with Standard Chartered Bank, resigns.
7/9/1873Henry Albert John Gidney, greatest leader and politician, was born in Igatpuri, Maharashtra.
7/1/1856In south, the first line was opened by the Madras Railway Company. It ran between Veyasarpandy and Walajah Road (Arcot), a distance of 63 miles.
3/1/1908Tata Iron & Steel Company was the first steel company to be established in India.
2/21/1899Suryakant Tripathi `Nirala', famous Hindi poet, was born.
10/19/1983Prof. Subramanyam Chandrasekhar shares the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics with fellow American Prof. William Fowler.
2/1/1968United Nation's Conference on Trade and Development opens in New Delhi.
4/16/1801Warrior Vithoji Holkar of Peshwa kingdom was assassinated.
11/15/1920Assembly meeting of the League of Nations.