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Historical Event on 3/11/1886

Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi became the first Indian lady doctor. She passed the MBBS degree from Philadelphia University of America.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/19/1954The Govt. of India constituted a National Film Board.
3/4/1990Congress (I) gains absolute majority in Arunachal Pradesh; Gegong Apang CM.
2/23/1876Saint Gadgebaba, great modern saint of Maharashtra, was born.
3/9/1999Rabri Devi is sworn in Chief Minister of Bihar for the second time.
6/30/1968Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous journalist and litterateur, passed away.
11/9/1913Weekly 'Pratap' was published from Kanpur which was edited by Ganesh Shankar Vidyrarthi.
9/27/1995Cellular phone service operates for the first time in Delhi.
7/29/1997Rabri Devi inducts 60 ministers, including 22 of cabinet rank, thus raising strength of her Council of Ministers to 74.
5/13/1994Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding award for 1992.
1/24/1966Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government.