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Historical Event on 3/3/1939

Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" at Rajkot to protest state's autocratic rule at Bombay and to secure ruler's adherence of promise given towards reform administration, and ends it on March 7 on Viceroy's intervention.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/2/1991Thiruvananthapuram airport declared India's fifth International Airport.
7/29/1988Syed Modi, 28-year national badminton champion, was shot dead at K. D. Singh Stadium in Lucknow.
5/2/1769Sir John Malcom, former Governor of Mumbai and historian, was born.
10/12/1860Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, passed away at the age of 73.
6/18/1989India and Pakistan decide to end the five-year-old confrontation in Siachen Glacier area by redeploying their forces.
5/23/1895Shivprasad Sitar-E-Hind passed away.
6/1/1997New postal rates effective; post card-25 p, inland letter-Re.1, envelope-Rs.2 and Registration-Rs.10.
11/20/1967First Indian made Sounding Rocket 'Rohini RH75' launched into space from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station.
11/20/1917J.C. Bose Research Institute was established in Calcutta.
6/20/1873Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta.