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Historical Event on 3/3/1989

Gwal Pahari in Haryana switched on the solar energy centre of the first pilot 50 kilowatt solar power plant.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/20/1989Hirabai Barodekar, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", passed away.
5/2/1953Declaration by the PM that India was opposed to joining any power-block in the event of another war.
5/27/1996A. B. Vajpayee, PM, seeks vote of confidence in his 12-day old govt.
8/8/1936Corbett National Park was established. It was the first country in the country.
11/23/1948The beseiged garrison of Punch was relieved a full year after its siege. This meant that a firm grip had been established all the way from Pathankot on the major portions of this province.
9/28/1940Pundit Sunder Lal Sharma, freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away. He was also known as ""The Chhattisgarh Gandhi"".
11/10/1659Chhatrapati Shivaji killed Afzal Khan near Pratapgad Fort by a clever but undignified move.
7/11/1957Aga Sultan Sir Muhammad (1877-1957), Aga Khan III, spritual leader of Ismaeli Muhammedans, passed away. He worked for Britian in the WW I & II. Aga Khan was extremly rich, he once had himself weighed against a sack of diamonds belonging to him. He was also one among those who formed the Muslim League.
7/27/19987 Hindus are gunned down in two Doda villages of Jammu and Kashmir.
1/9/1994Indian diplomats and staff members evacuated from war-ravaged Kabul.