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Historical Event on 9/3/1999

Brigadier V. K. Chopra is appointed as the new head of the 121 (1) infantry brigade in Kargil.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/10/1985P. N. Bhagawati appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
7/15/1987Rajiv Gandhi,Congress President, expels V. C. Shukla, Arif Mohammed Khan and Arun Nehru from Congress for anti-party activities.
6/17/1976Montreal Olympics opens.
12/11/1845First battle between Britishers and Sikhs. In 1849, Punjab lost its independence. This is referred as the first Anglo-Sikh War.
2/1/1901Six language penel were started on the Rs. five dinomination. These notes were single sided and the back side could be used for accounting purposes. The six languages were Urdu, Bengali, Telugu, Kaithi, Kannada and Tamil. The paper used for printing was white hand made and moulded.
11/18/1727Maharaja Jai Singh-II of Amber laid the stone of Jaipur City. Vidyadhar Chakravarty of Bengal was the architect of the first planned city in India.
9/18/1932A Hindu delegation is given permission to interview Gandhi, currently held in prison and undertaking a hunger strike. On arrival, they also find he has taken a vow of silence.
11/20/1917J.C. Bose Research Institute was established in Calcutta.
6/3/1985The week comprising of five working days was implemented in Central Government Offices for its staff.
12/26/1925Krishna G. Ginde, great musician and singer, was born.