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Historical Event on 3/3/1839

Jamshedji Nasarvanji Tata, famous industrialist and father of modern technology, was born at Navsari near Surat, Gujarat. He started cotton mills in Bombay and Nagpur and founded the Tata Iron and Steel Company, which is one of the largest integrated steel mills in the world.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/31/1756Jose Cusodio Faria was born in Candolim of Goa. He was a revolutionary scientist and also known as Abbe Faria.
3/30/1949Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (4 Tests for India), passed away.
7/28/1924Many deaths were reported and several villages were destroyed due to floods in the south.
1/19/1907Mohammad Ali Mirza was crowned as the ""Shah-E-Iran"" in a grand function held in Royal Palace, Tehran. This coronation was performed on the precious throne ""Thakt-E-Taus"" which was made by Emperor Shahjahan, and was taken away from India during the invasion of Nadir Shah in 1738 AD.
9/4/1947Gandhiji breaks fast.
8/6/1905Chittaranjan Das ""Desh Bandhu"", freedom fighter and advocate, started an organisation named ""Swadeshi Mandali"". He also founded magazine named Narayana in 1914 and a Bengali weekly in 1922 and the daily 'Forward'.
9/4/19676.5 earthquake at Koyna Dam in Maharashtra kills 200 people.
8/12/1868Frederick JNT Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of British-India (1916-21), was born.
2/3/1977Government relaxes rules of Emergency to permit normal political activity and electioneering.
4/18/1991Kerala declared the first fully literate state in the country.