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Historical Event on 10/3/1978

Dr. Subhas Mukhopadhyay claimed the credit of India's first and the birth of world's second test-tube baby Durga Agrawal, who was born in Belle Vue Nursing Home in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/23/1968Bade Gulam Ali Khan, famous ghazal singer, passed away.
1/18/1983Indi Singh, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Vancouver, Canada.
3/15/1946Attlee offers India full independence after agreement on constitution in London.
5/28/1970All India Trade Union Congress was divided.
2/21/1829Kittur Rani Channamma, revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away.
4/6/1966Mihir Sen, first Indian swimmer to achieve many remarkable feats, swam across the 'Palk Strait' measuring 22 kms between India & Sri Lanka (Cylone).
12/24/1973E.V.Ramasami, founder of DMK party, prominent leader, great social worker and revolutionary freedom fighter, died at the age of 94.
2/19/1994Chambal dacoit Phoolan Devi, the Bandit Queen, was freed on parole after 11 years of incarceration.
12/4/1997World Bank commits to Haryana a loan of $600 millions (about Rs. 2,350 crores) - largest single bank loan to any State.
10/5/1997Kiran Bedi, India's first woman police officer, was awarded the Joseph Beuys prize for her work in reforming the largest prison of the country.