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Historical Event on 4/3/1988

Rajiv Gandhi seals the border between Punjab and Pakistan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/14/1947Narsingh Chintaman Kelkar, great litterateur, politician and editor, died.
6/2/1986One thousand Sikhs arrested at demonstrations in Punjab.
8/10/1905Sundarji Gokuldas Betard, modern Gujrathi poet, was born.
7/31/1985Lalit Maken, Congress (I) M.P, his wife and a visitor at their residence in Delhi were shot down by terrorists.
6/7/1965Ashutosh Kali, great revolutionary, passed away.
1/18/1997Khanna Committee recommends more power to RBI over non-banking financial companies.
7/8/1996Mathematical Olympiad was held in Mumbai - the first time in India (from 08-17, 1996).
7/16/1959Suhridkumar Roy, famous geologist, died.
4/3/1999Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2E), fifth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has multipurpose communication & meteorological capabilities. This is still in use. Launched by European launch vehicle Ariane, ISRO has leased eleven 36 MHz equivalent units of C-band capacity on board to INTELSAT organisation.
5/19/1990S. R. Bommai unanimously elected President of JD.