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Historical Event on 3/3/1871
Congress changes Indian tribes status from independent to dependent.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/24/1993 | India and Uzbekistan sign five pacts. |
| 10/12/1997 | Queen Elizebeth II, accompanied by husband Duke of Edinburgh Philips, arrived in New Delhi on a week-long state visit to mark India's 50th anniversary of Independence. |
| 4/27/1994 | Supreme Court strikes down section 309 of the Indian Penal Code(which makes suicide a punishable offence)- violative of Article 21. |
| 11/15/1875 | Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, was born at Ulihatu, Ranchi district, Bihar. |
| 12/25/1880 | Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari, a nationalist Muslim leader, politician and journalist, was born at Yusufpur in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 12/14/1901 | Gandhiji reaches Rajkot via Porbunder. |
| 12/31/1961 | 99 Infantry Brigade Group, under Brigadier K S Raja, launched operations in Katanga province and regained full control of Katanga amidst stiff resistance offered by a break away faction (Katangese gendarmerie). |
| 10/25/1999 | US Energy Secretary Bill Richardson arrives. |
| 2/1/1855 | East India Railways were held for formal inauguration; Howrah station was opened. |
| 11/17/1953 | Sadanand Swaminathan, famous journalist, passed away. |
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