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Historical Event on 10/3/1831
Britishers captured Mysore.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/12/1971 | Jaikishen, famous Hindi film music director, died. |
| 12/22/1945 | Shridhar Balkrishna Kulkarni (Pathe Bapurao), famous poet known for instant poetry and Marathi folk song writer, died. |
| 2/13/1999 | The 5th National Games were inaugurated by President K.R. Narayanan in Imphal. |
| 1/17/1987 | Tata Football Academy was opened in Tatanagar. |
| 9/13/1893 | Mama Parmanand, one of the founders of 'Prarthana Samaj', passed away. |
| 5/24/1991 | The body of Rajiv Gandhi, India's assassinated former premier and son of the late Indira Gandhi, was cremated in New Delhi today. He was killed by a suicide bomber in the southern state of Tamil Nadu three days ago. Police suspect that Tamil rebels, fighting for independence in Sri Lanka, carried out the murder. Gandhi's death signaled the end of the Nehru dynasty's rule over India. His two children were too young to assume the leadership of this turbulent nation. There was pressure for Sonia Gandhi to succeed her husband, but she was Italian-born and refused. |
| 12/12/1994 | N.T. Rama Rao, TDP leader in Andhra Pradesh, and Pavan Kumar Chamling, leader of Sikkim Democratic Front, take oath of office; Rishang Keishing of Manipur sworn in as CM; Liquor banned in AP by NT Rama Rao. |
| 6/7/1996 | Sq. Ldr. Sanjay Thapar of IAF becomes the first Indian to jump from a parachute and hoist the national flag at the North Pole. |
| 2/6/1992 | The Centre decides to wind up the 7-year-old Food Processing Industry ministry. |
| 6/30/1834 | Congress creates Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). |
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