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Historical Event on 3/1/1993

India develops Phased Array Radars critical for its ""Akash"" surface-to-air missile and launches its indigenous main battle tank 'Arjun'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/7/1985Adoor Gopalakrishnan adjudged Best Director (Mukhamukham) in national film awards.
10/1/1993The IAF joined in peace keeping duties in Somalia as part of the Indian contingent supporting UN operations.
10/30/1976Elections to the lower house of the Indian Parliament suspended again until early 1978.
5/17/1996Rusi Modi, cricketer (736 runs 10 post-war Tests for India), passed away.
4/16/1997Anupama Gokhale wins National women's `A' chess in Calcutta.
7/19/1998Tremors measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale rocked Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
6/1/1916Lokmanya Tilak roared ''Freedom is by birthright'' at Ahmednagar.
3/31/1995Bombay beat Punjab in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.
9/13/1996Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha.
10/4/1993PM surveys the quake-hit villages and sanctioned Rs. 50 crore.