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Historical Event on 1/3/1952

India adopted birth control program with aid of U.N. World Health Organization.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/20/1999India and Pakistan signed a formal agreement for launching the Delhi-Lahore bus service.
4/14/1948Law about Atomic Energy implemented in India.
1/20/1957First Indian Atomic Reactor ""Apsara"" at Trombay, Mumbai, was dedicated to the nation.
4/24/1929First non-stop flight from England to India takes-off.
12/20/1988The Constitution (62nd Amendment) Bill for reducing the voting age from 21 to 18 years receives Parliamentary approval.
11/21/1961Communist China announced a cease-fire in its border war with India and said it would withdraw its troops 12 miles behind the boundary lines that existed in 1959. China said it was making the move to end the hostilities and to implement proposals it had made in October to settle the border dispute. Before the ceasefire, Chinese troops had seized the Indian headquarters at Bomdila near Tibet and were threatening the Indian state of Assam. Faced with defeat on the border and a Chinese invasion, the Indian government said it would ""respond positively"" to the Chinese offer of a ceasef
3/17/1987Sunil Gavaskar ends his Test career with an innings of 96 v Pak.
9/25/1857Lucknow relief by Havelock & Outram begins.
7/20/1636John Oldham, trader of mass, was murdered by Indians.
7/31/1993Zafar Saifullah was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1994.