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Historical Event on 12/3/1993

Bahadur Prasad wins silver in 1500 m in Asian Track and Field meet in Manila.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/20/1950Sarat Chandra Bose, freedom fighter, journalist, leader and elder brother of Subhashchandra Bose, passed away.
4/10/1935Vasudevaru Kesavaru (K.V. Manalikkera), famous writer and poet, was born at Madras.
1/20/1871Sir Ratanji Jamshedji Tata, famous Indian industrialist, was born.
1/1/1891Sampurnanand, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was born.
5/25/1996DMK-led coalition ministry headed by R.V. Janakiraman sworn in Pondicherry.
5/23/1914The British India Steamship Co. and the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Co. announced their amalgamation at London.
11/13/1953Richard Nixon, the US Vice President, arrives in New Delhi.
6/16/1950Mithun Chakravorty, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
8/15/1947On the the stroke of mid-night on 14th August 1947, India became independent and was partitioned. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first president of free India. The mixed economy policy was taken on a five-year plan basis for economic development. On 26th January 1950, India became a democratic and is the biggest democracy of the world today. In 1956, on the basis of languages, India was divided into 14 states and 6 union territories. Today, there are 27 states and 7 union territories.
12/6/1962India closes its consulates in Communist China.