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Historical Event on 03/01/1510

Francisco de Almeida, Viceroy of Protuguese India, passed away in a battle.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/1/1989Vasantdada Banduji Patil, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Governor of Rajasthan, passed away.
1/24/1958First international Film Festival started in Mumbai.
6/8/1936Akashwani Radio was later changed into All India Radio (AIR) in 1958.
8/28/1976Second World Hindi Conference held in Mauritius.
3/24/1974Lokprabha weekly started its publication.
6/14/1998S. Vijayalakshmi wins National women's `A' chess title in Mumbai.
8/1/1905Horse drawn tram cars were closed down in Bombay. This service was started on May 9, 1874 with 20 tram cars and 200 horses. The very first day of its run, the number of passengers carried was 451 and the amount earned was Rs. 85/- on the last day it had 1360 horses and carried 71,947 passengers and earned Rs.4,260/.
5/6/1967Dr. Zakir Hussain elected President.
9/2/1998Nishant, the pilotless training aircraft developed by DRDO, is successfully flown from Chandipore.
7/1/1992Central Railway started special train for ladies in Mumbai.