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Historical Event on 4/3/1903

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, famous politician, freedom fighter and social worker, was born in South Kanara, Karnataka.

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10/24/1890Shishirkumar Mitra, Physics expert, was born in Calcutta.
3/18/1953Backward Classes Commission inaugurated.
11/30/1999Prof. M. N. Sromovas, (83), well-known Sociologist in Bangalore, died.
10/14/1998Prof. Amartya Sen (Indian Nobel Laureates), the economist-philosopher, awarded the Nobel Prize in economics for his contribution to welfare economics.
1/14/1882Maharshi Raghunath Dhondo Karve, father of Family Planning and Sex Education, was born.
5/26/1906Benjamin Peary Pal, internationally famous scientist of Indian agriculture, was born at Mukundpur, Punjab. In 1929, he went to Cambridge to do research on wheat and he returned to Burma with a Ph.D. five years later. In 1933, he got a research job with what is now known as the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi. In 1965, Pal became Director General of the newly founded Indian Council of Agricultural Research in New Delhi. He has written several books on roses, the most popular being ""The Rose in India"".
7/27/1998The Centre announces a hefty hike in the pay scales of university and college teachers.
6/5/1995Manmohan Singh re-elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam.
8/12/1991Parliament passes the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (prevention) amendment bill.
7/16/1936Venkataraman Subramanya, cricketer (Indian bowler in nine Tests mid-60's, Leg Break Googly, Right Arm), was born in Bangalore.