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Historical Event on 3/2/1952

Sindri Fertilizer Factory, Bihar, formally inaugurated by Nehru. It was the first Government owned company.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/27/1993Splendid bowling by Anil Kumble (6 for 12) helps India to beat West Indies by 102 runs in the Hero Cup finals in Calcutta.
10/29/1990Vinod Mehra, famous Hindi film actor, died.
10/29/1990Saint Gyaneshwar passed away. (Samadhee).
1/5/1952John Hope Victor Alexander, Viceroy of India (1936-43), died at the age of 64.
5/4/1995The fourth ASLV-D4 blasts off from Sriharikota, successfully placing the SROSS-C2 satellite in orbit.
4/15/1980Six more private sector banks nationalized.
1/10/199324th International Film Festival of India opens in New Delhi.
9/4/1952India returns Peking's famine-relief aid, saying it had political strings attached.
8/25/1888Allama Mashriqi, Muslim leader, was born.
10/1/1854Postal stamp introduced in India. These lithographed stamps were of denominations of half anna and one anna. These stamps bore the Head of Queen Victoria with India at top and value at bottom. The half anna stamp was printed between May 5 to July 29 and printing of one anna stamp commenced on July 26.