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Historical Event on 7/3/1941

Adoor Gopalakrishnan, cinematographer (Kathapurushan, Mathulikal), was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/10/1997Three Indians - Kumaramangalam Birla, Ratan Tata and Dhirubhai Ambani - figure in the list of Asia's top 100 super rich.
9/19/1996India Development Forum pledges $7b. to India.
7/1/1964Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) was established.
6/30/1966Judge K. Subba Rao became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 11/04/1967.
2/20/1968First Edition of 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' weekly was published in Bengali language.
6/20/1939Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer - pace bowler for India in the 60s, was born in Bombay
10/9/1931Air Force was established.
5/18/1973A powerful underground explosion rocked India's desert of Rajasthan today, making India the sixth nation in history to set off a nuclear device. The blast, which took place at a depth of 330 feet, was in the range of 10-15 kilotons, smaller than the bomb exploded by the US at Nagasaki in World War II. India is signatory to the 1963 test ban treaty, and thus was prohibited from exploding the device on land or in the air. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi claimed the purpose of the test was peaceful and said 'such explosions may have their use in mining operations'.
3/25/1898Swami Vivekanand accepted Sister Nivedita as his disciple.
5/11/1995In central Kashmir, militants burnt the Charar-e-Sherif shrine (the tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Noorudin Noorani) built in 1460 by Zain-ul- Abidin.