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Historical Event on 3/10/1991

The Army Dental Corps celebrates its Golden Jubilee and proudly recounts its past glory.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/28/1931The second round of a British-Indian conference on the political future of India collapsed in disagreement over demands by Indian nationalists for complete independence. The British government had seemed willing to grant a limited dominion status. But Mahatma Gandhi, who had come to the conference to present the demands of the All-India Nationalist Congress, refused to accept anything less than complete independence. The breakdown of the talks set off a new round of disorders, Gandhi was greeted by rioting in the streets of Bombay between upper-caste Hindu members of the Congress party and ""untouchable"" caste members who had turned against him.
4/1/1976Television was separated from radio, and Doordarshan Corporation was established.
9/12/1931Triloki Nath Madan, educationist and journalist, was born at Srinagar, Kashmir.
11/22/1916Shanti Ghosh, great revolutionary freedom fighter, was born at Calcutta. She was one of the accused in famous Chargaon ammunition plot and assassination of General Lemen, Inspector General of Dhaka.
3/15/1993Vinod Kambli scores 227 vs Zimbabwe. This was his second consecutive Test 200.
11/8/1893Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu, great musician and professor, was born in Bangalore.
3/24/1946British Cabinet Mission came to India presided by Lord Pethick Lawrence.
4/18/1998Dr. A. R. Kidwai is appointed Governor of West Bengal.
8/1/1962Establishment of Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation.
5/18/1945Bhagwat Subramaniam Chandrasekhar, cricketer (brilliant Indian leggie 1964-79), was born in Banglore. He received Arjun Award and Padmashree awards in 1972.