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Historical Event on 3/1/1993

India develops Phased Array Radars critical for its ""Akash"" surface-to-air missile and launches its indigenous main battle tank 'Arjun'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/16/1997G. Kishenchand, former Indian Test cricketer, died.
10/15/1972Nirmalkumar Bose, great Indian human scientist, died.
10/27/1998L. P. Singh, ICS, former Governor of five north eastern states, died in New Delhi. He was 86.
8/5/1939In the first case to be brought under Prohibition laws, a railroad passenger was today convicted of possessing a bottle of brandy in Bombay.
7/1/1952Olympic Games open at Helsinki.
3/7/2000A. Madhava Reddy, Andhra Pradesh Panchayati Raj Minister, dies in a landmine blast at Ghatkesar village in Ranga Reddy district.
3/30/1919Gandhi announces resistance against Rowlatt Act.
5/26/1997Government decides to allow the use of environment-friendly LPG as a motor vehicle fuel.
5/1/1996International women's master Anupama Gokhale of Bharat Petroleum becomes the first woman in the history of Indian chess to win an all-India level international rating tournament with her bagging the Mohammed Hassan memorial title.
10/1/1993Two more Election Commissioners appointed.