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Historical Event on 3/4/1879

Bethune' College of Calcutta was established as the pioneer of women s college education in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/15/1991Insurance official Dr. S.L. Khosa freed in Kashmir in exchange for a militant.
11/8/1997India lifts Asia Cup tennis title in Delhi.
10/2/1952Community Development Programme started.
6/3/1972First British designed Indian built mordern warship of the Leander class, 'INS Nilgiri' commissioned Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, was completely made in Mazgaon Dock, Mumbai.
1/1/1973Indian General Insurance Corporation nationalised.
6/26/1955Poland and India affirm Panchsheel.
1/11/1999Four DRDO scientists and four pilots aboard an Avro plane on a research test flight are killed as the plane crashes after take-off from the Arakkonam INS Rajali Naval air base in Tamil Nadu.
4/4/1858Rani Laxmibai fled to Gwalior through Kalpi after giving a solid blow to British troops.
8/1/1879Achyut Balwant Kolhatkar, famous litterateur and journalist, was born.
5/6/1952Maria Montessori, pioneer in mordern education, who spent almost 10 years in India, died in Noordwijk aan Zee. The principles and techiques advocated by her are also applied to the education of handicapped children and adult education.