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Historical Event on 10/3/1978

Dr. Subhas Mukhopadhyay claimed the credit of India's first and the birth of world's second test-tube baby Durga Agrawal, who was born in Belle Vue Nursing Home in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/2/1999Medha Patkar of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) planned a 'fast' to protest against the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP).
6/9/1998The rupee plunges to an all-time low of Rs. 42.23/25 against the dollar.
2/21/1995The plan outlay for Andhra Pradesh for 1995-96 fixed at Rs. 3.159 crores.
11/30/1988Cyclone lashes Bangladesh, Eastern India; 317 killed.
9/20/1993Narsimha Rao, Prime Minister, arrives in Teheran on a three-day visit.
4/5/1848Satara kingdom came to end.
6/5/1984Operation 'Blue Star' was launched by Indira Gandhi. Indian commandos stormed into Sikh's holiest gurudwara Golden Temple in Amritsar to flush out the terrorists and other anti-government elements. Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and over 325 people were killed in the temple. Thus a great rebel arose all over the nation and specially in Punjab.
2/7/1922Britain threatens crackdown in India to combat Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign.
12/15/1976Baichung Bhutia, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Gangtok, Sikkim.
3/3/1885Congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of fed govt).