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Historical Event on 9/3/1999

India launches a new phase of military modernisation after the Kargil conflict.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/30/1966First meeting of the Shiv Sena at Shivaji Park.
3/16/1997The first batch of three Russian-made Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft reaches India.
3/16/1997Sheikh Mirza, chieftain of a small state of Ferghana, was born in Turkmenistan.
1/4/1967Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. began delivery of the MIG aircraft.
8/1/1905Horse drawn tram cars were closed down in Bombay. This service was started on May 9, 1874 with 20 tram cars and 200 horses. The very first day of its run, the number of passengers carried was 451 and the amount earned was Rs. 85/- on the last day it had 1360 horses and carried 71,947 passengers and earned Rs.4,260/.
7/2/1999In Jammu and Kashmir, nine people are killed by unidentified militants.
3/19/1907Dr. Dilawar Hussain, right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, was born.
5/26/1983R. V. Marathe, father of Postal Index, passed away.
9/7/1995Mohammed Yousef Jameel, BBC stringer and special correspondent of The Asian Age, died in a parcel bomb explosion in Srinagar.
7/24/1991Union budget imposes all-round price hike.