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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
9/27/1989The second test launching of India's surface-to-surface missile, 'Prithvi', from Sri Harikota was successful.
1/20/1992Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup.
8/15/1990India successfully test fires 'Akash', an advanced medium range surface to air missile.
3/26/1980Bombay gets its first rock concert in 10 years (The Police).
4/2/1948Communist leader S.A. Dange arrested in Bombay.
11/30/1759Alamgir was murdered by his minister Imad-ul-Mulk.
12/26/1947K.M. Munshi is appointed Govt. of India's agent in Hyderabad State.
12/28/1983Gavaskar achieves his 30th century beating Bradman's 29.
2/9/1964Hanumant Singh scores 105 runs on his debut match during the India vs England cricket tournament at Delhi.
4/5/1919India's first modern shipping company Scindia Steam Navigation's first ship 'Liberty' started its journey. The weight of the ship was 5,940 tonnes.