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Historical Event on 6/3/1998

The naval version of the surface-to-air missile, Trishul, is test-fired in Kochi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1989Dinkar Sakrikar, editor of monthly magzine 'Purva' and socialist, passed away.
11/7/1975Indian Supreme Court validates election of Indira Gandhi at New Delhi.
7/6/2000India, Nepal sign agreement to set up a specialist joint unit to counter terrorism and share information about criminals operating along the border.
5/2/195340 persons were reported losing their lives today in the first crash of a jet airliner in commercial service. The jetliner, a British-built Comet, plunged to earth in a violent storm just a few minutes after taking off from Calcutta. It was carrying a party of rubber and tin operators from Malaya to England. There were no survivors. Two Comets have crashed before, one last October and one in March, but neither was carrying passengers.
7/9/1992The government agrees to set up a Joint Parliamentary Committee to enquire into the security scam.
12/24/1998A.B.Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announces increased cash awards for Asian Games medallists.
11/13/1909Gandhiji left England for South Africa and wrote ''Hind Swaraj'' on board S.S. Kildonan Castle.
3/25/19911991 census report released; India has 844 million people.
1/26/1997Delhi becomes the first state in India to enforce a ban on smoking in all public places.
2/11/1996Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba arrives in India for a week-long visit.