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Historical Event on 6/3/1912

Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej, great industrialist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/18/2000The Supreme Court rejects a petition filed by former Navy chief Vishnu Bhagwat challenging his dismissal from service and the consequent direction stripping him of the title Admiral.
11/18/1972Tiger was adopted as India's 'National Animal'
12/11/1926Kamala Kant Pandey was born at Varanasi. He was the first Indian agriculture graduate to win the London Exhibition Scholarship. He was elected fellow of the Linnean Society of London in 1966. In 1975, he made the discovery of a ""revolutionary technique in plant breeding
7/10/1965First NCC (National Cadet Corps) College for training girls started at Gwalior.
4/13/1919Jallianwala Baug massacre. The great Indian tragedy occured in Amritsar which claimed 389 lives and wounded 1,516 activitists fighting for Indian independence. Early in 1919, the Rowlatt Act (Black Act) was passed. This authorized the Government to imprison any person without any trial and conviction in a court of law. This furious act was under the guidence of cruel Brigedier General R. E. H. Dyer and his 50 men troop. Michael O' Dwyer was then the Governor of Punjab who naturally defended the action. This day is observed as Jallianwala Baug Day.
1/23/1976Gautam Buddha's lost city of Kapilavastu was found in an excavation.
7/24/1993Vajpayee elected leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha.
11/18/1964Dharam Vira was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27-06-1966
10/4/1907Riots in Calcutta.
12/13/1991Justice M. H Kania of Maharashtra sworn in as the 23rd Chief Justice of India.