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Historical Event on 3/11/1948
SS Jal Usha, the first ocean-going steamer made in India, was launched from Visakhapatnam.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/17/1839 | Lord William Bentik, governor general of India, was born. |
| 4/26/1973 | Judge A.N. Ray became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 28/01/1977. |
| 7/30/1995 | Notification issued for the constitution of Jharkhand Autonomous District Council. |
| 1/23/1960 | Laxmi Narayan Garde, famous journalist related to ""Venkateshwar Samachar"", ""Bangawasi"", ""Bharat Mitra"" and ""Navjeevan"" newspapers, passed away. |
| 8/7/1947 | BEST services were started by Mumbai Mahanagarpalika. |
| 4/3/1987 | S.H. Vatsyayan passed away. |
| 5/19/2000 | A `civil coup' in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency. |
| 1/2/1905 | Jainendra Kumar, famous Hindi novelist and patriot, was born. |
| 8/29/1959 | India sends troops to Tibet border to block the Chinese. |
| 5/31/1977 | Major Premchand and Naik Nima Dorji Sherpa, in the team on Indian Army Treckers, reached the peak of Kanchenjunga. They were amongst the first Indians to reach this peak. |
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