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Historical Event on 7/3/1979

Construction of the main second Howrah Bridge (Vidyasagar Setu) started.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/16/199917 are killed and over 200 injured when the Delhi bound GT Express collides with derailed wagons of a goods train near Mathura.
1/8/1993FERA restrictions removed, resident Indians allowed to keep as much as $500.
6/20/1994Anti-Pakistan slogans rent the air in Jammu & Kashmir against the killing of Quazi Nissar Ahmed, Mirwaiz of South Kashmir and a famous religious Kashmiri leader who was gunned down by Pak-aided terrorists.
1/21/1997First group of bank documents relating to Bofors case handed over to Indian Government.
4/20/1989R. S. Pathak, Chief Justice of India, elected to the World Court.
12/8/1985The first summit was held at Dhaka. (7 0r 8).
6/23/1930The Simon Commission recommends a federal India and the separation of Burma at London.
11/12/1781Nagapatnam of South India was captured by the British troops.
3/26/1969Vikram Rathour, cricketer (Indian Test opening batsman 1996-), was born in Jalandhar.
3/31/1993Kidnapped cardiac surgeon Dr. Abdul Ahad Guroo killed in Srinagar.