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Historical Event on 3/5/1851

Geological Survey of India was established in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/3/1928Simon Commission comes to India under Lord Irwin, after which serious rioting started on his arrival.
10/18/1925Narayandatt Tiwar, former Central minister and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was born.
2/2/1965Government sanction was accorded to the Officers Training School for the start of Short Service Regular Commission.
10/31/1997Balmiki Prasad Singh takes over as Union Home Secretary. He succeeds K. Padmanabhaiah.
1/12/1953Patel Chest Institute opened by Rajkumari Amrit Kaur. All India Khadi Board constituted with centre at Bombay.
4/8/1835Raja Ram Mohan Roy reached England.
1/1/199730-year Ganga water sharing treaty between India and Bangladesh takes effect.
1/10/1922Museum of Prince of Wales, situated at Mumbai, opened for public.
12/3/1971During the ensuing melee, three of the Sabres were shot down while all Gnats returning to base were unscathed. The first blood of a new Indo-Pakistan air war had been drawn. Other encounters were to follow over the next 10 days within both Indian and Pakistani airspace, before a full-scale war began.
5/12/1930R. H. Tahiliyani, former Navy Chief of India Admiral, was born.