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Historical Event on 3/11/1948

SS Jal Usha, the first ocean-going steamer made in India, was launched from Visakhapatnam.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/12/1976Madanlal Dhingra's ashes were brought to India.
1/6/1980In the general election (7th) of India, Indira Gandhi led Indian National Congress Party gains two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha legislative elections.
5/11/1999Supreme Court confirms the death sentence on four of the 26 accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, reduces to life imprisonment the sentence on three others and acquits the remaining 19.
3/21/2000The 10,000 bond scheme for short-term visitors to the UK will not be applied to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, said British Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Keith Vaz.
12/15/1749Shahu Chattrapati, grandson of Shivaji, died.
8/29/1612Battle at Surat in India; English fleet beats Portuguese.
6/15/1988Dalai Lama recoganised the rights of China in foreign affairs and Army Operations in Tibet region.
3/10/1922Gandhiji arrested for the first time in Bombay on the charges of sedition at Sabarmati.
3/22/1963World Bank loans India $ 67 mil. to improve its railways.
10/11/1962Chinese, Indian troops clash on border, claiming 50 lives.