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Historical Event on 3/3/1939

Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" at Rajkot to protest state's autocratic rule at Bombay and to secure ruler's adherence of promise given towards reform administration, and ends it on March 7 on Viceroy's intervention.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/7/1994Malhotra Committee recommends privatisation and foreign participation of LIC and GIC.
1/31/1961Dr. Sri Krishna Sinha, first Chief Minister of Bihar, passed away.
8/29/1992Eco-mark introduced in Indian market to distinguish eco-friendly products, .
1/18/1999Gul Panag (20) from Delhi was crowned Femina Miss India Universe at the Miss India 1999 beauty pageant in Pune.
4/18/1978Sardar Sobha Singh, famous builder of modern New Delhi, passed away at the age of 90.
5/27/1968Second Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding given to Reverend Martin Luther King posthumously.
6/11/1976Indira Gandhi and Brezhnev sign the Moscow Declaration of Friendship and Cooperation.
8/11/1911Prem Bhatia, great journalist, was born.
12/25/1921Mass boycott greets the Prince of Wales when he arrives in Calcutta.
11/22/1999A.B.Vajpayee, Prime Minister, expands cabinet as four more ministers join the ministry including Arun Shourie.