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Historical Event on 11/3/1991

India's short range surface-to-air missile (SAM) 'Trishul' successfully tested.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/16/1918Lalita Pawar, famous actress of Indian film industry, was born.
7/9/1875The Bombay Stock Exchange, the first in India, was constructed under the shade of a large banyan tree.
12/28/1981New Government led by the Congress (I) leader K. Karunakaran installed in Kerala.
12/28/1981Bahadur Tair, under their leader Mongol of Hulagu Khan, captured Lahore.
10/6/2000Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress chief, withdraws her resignation from the Union Cabinet of Ministers.
4/13/1851Ganga Ram, great social reformer and an assistant engineer in the Public Works Department, Punjab, was born at Mangtanwala, now in Pakistan.
6/8/1936Akashwani Radio was later changed into All India Radio (AIR) in 1958.
12/14/1864Jagat Narayan, law expert and educationist, was born.
8/20/1828Brahmo Samaj, the first movement to initiate religio-social reforms, was founded by Ram Mohun Roy (1772-1833) in Calcutta. Influenced by Islam and Christianity, Roy denounced polytheism, idol worship, repudiated the Vedas, avataras, karma and reincarnation, caste and more. The first session of Adi Brahmo Samaj was held in the rented house by Kamal Bose of Chitpore Road in Jorasanko area in Calcutta.
9/9/2000Venus Williams wins the women's singles in the U.S. Open championship.