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Historical Event on 03/03/1575

A battle was fought at Turkra or Turkra Qasba (in the Balasore district) in which the Afghans were routed.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/15/1949Matsya Union formally merged with Greater Rajasthan.
12/12/1955The President promulgated an ordinance providing the usage of Hindi with English for official purposes of Indian Union. B.G. Kher Commission (under article 344(I) of the Constitution) constituted. Hindi Teaching Scheme was introduced under Ministry of Home Affairs.
5/16/1995Government of India decides not to extend the validity of TADA Act.
7/3/1997Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan gets 1996 Dada Saheb Phalke award for outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.
5/28/1963Estimated 22,000 die in another cyclone in Bay of Bengal (India).
2/28/1997The samadhi of Morarji Desai - Abhay Ghat - near Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad to be converted to a national monument, this was decided on Feburary 11.
5/31/1994Pandit Samtaprasad, famous Tabla player, passed away.
9/27/1995Cellular phone service operates for the first time in Delhi.
2/18/1975Yogesh Shyam, soccer(Football) player, was born.
3/11/1990Darbarsingh, former Chief Minister of Punjab, passed away.