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Historical Event on 3/3/1839

Jamshedji Nasarvanji Tata, famous industrialist and father of modern technology, was born at Navsari near Surat, Gujarat. He started cotton mills in Bombay and Nagpur and founded the Tata Iron and Steel Company, which is one of the largest integrated steel mills in the world.

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6/17/1839Lord William Bentik, governor general of India, was born.
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3/31/1992Delhi beat Tamil Nadu in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.
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1/18/1913Gandhiji refers in ''Indian Opinion'' the possibility of return home to India by mid-year.
4/8/1929Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw two bombs on the Assembly Hall.