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Historical Event on 8/3/1970

Chonira Beliappa Muthamma, first women career diplomat, appointed ambassador to Hungary.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/17/1645Noorjahan Begum passed away.
3/30/1990Constitution (64th) Amendment Bill to extend President's rule in Punjab collapses in Lok Sabha.
5/16/1945Prahraj Gopalchandra, modern author of Oria language, passed away.
9/27/2000The Union Cabinet decides to increase the number of Padma series of awards for excellence in different fields of activities from 60 to 100.
10/12/1976Indian Airlines Caravelle crashed after take off from Bombay.
3/20/1993Memon brothers, the prime suspects in the Bombay bomb blasts, escape from Dubai.
7/31/1948State Transport Corporation was established in Calcutta.
11/16/1860First group of Indian worker's reached Natal, South Africa.
3/17/1997Cochin Stock Exchange goes online.
1/23/1978The motto ""Shastra se Shakti"" (Strength though arms) in Hindi written in Devengiri script was approved by the President of India as the motto of the Army Ordnance Corps.The original corps motto of the Ordnance corps was ""Usa Tela Tananti"" found in the arms of the board of Ordnance. This was translated to mean ""To the thunder his arms"". The corps song titled ""Ayudh Corps Mahan"" was introduced for the first time in 4th re-union of the Army Ordnance Corps. The song is to be played or sung ""within unit lines only"", during purely Regimental functions.