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Historical Event on 6/3/1998

The naval version of the surface-to-air missile, Trishul, is test-fired in Kochi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/24/1936Laxmibai Tilak, famous marathi poet, passed away.
6/26/1975Chaudhary Charan Singh, freedom fighter and Chief Minister of UP, arrested by British Government.
5/31/1928Pankaj Khirod Roy, cricketer (Indian opener, 413 partnership w/Vinoo Mankad), was born in Calcutta. He was the recipient of Padmashree (1975).
6/4/1992Stock broker Harshad Mehta and his associates arrested.
6/28/1991K. Doraiswamy, a senior executive of the Indian Oil Corporation, was kidnapped by Kashmir ultras.
4/11/1964Communist Party of India was divided in two parts. Firstly known as Communist Party of India [CPI], its second fragmentation was named as Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]. This division was on ideological differences at the international level.
3/16/1880Parshuram Rajshekhar Basu, famous Bengali writer, was born.
7/5/1658Aurangzeb arrested Murad.
10/15/1990Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (b-1918), the South African black nationalist leader who arrived in India on a five-day visit. He is the first non-Asian to get this honour.
6/28/1986Accord with Mizo National Front; Lal Denga to be the chief minister of Mizoram.