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Historical Event on 11/3/1997

American Consulate General in Chennai starts issuing visitor's visa with 10-year validity.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/21/1990Former Union Finance Secretary S. Venkatramanan appointed Governor of RBI. B. Rachaiah and Dr. Sarup Singh sworn in as Governors of Kerala and Gujarat respectively.
1/1/1920Seth Darbari Shah, great industrialist, was born in Ikhlas.
1/14/1998Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to M. S. Subbualakshmi (b 1916).
6/29/1998Government decides to grant full statehood for Delhi and create three new States namely Uttaranchal, Vananchal and Chattisgarh.
11/19/1996Krishnarao Shiva Shelvankar, journalist and diplomat, passed away at 90.
1/10/1896Gangadhar Kelkar, founder of famous Raja Kelkar Museum at Pune Dinkar, was born.
4/26/1920Srinivas Ramanujam, famous Indian mathematician, passed away at Chetpet in Madras.
1/31/1992The Securities and Exchange Board of India given statutory power as an autonomous body.
5/4/1998India is placed on the US Special 309 watch list.
10/21/1947The office of Controller of Military Accounts (Pensions), Lahore was bifurcated and the pension work relating to Indian nationals was transferred to Allahabad.