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Historical Event on 3/11/1948

SS Jal Usha, the first ocean-going steamer made in India, was launched from Visakhapatnam.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/9/1916Ramkrishna Ramnarayan Ruia, great industrialist, was born.
8/4/1936Indian Government Act was approved by the king.
5/25/1915Mahatma Gandhi established Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
6/12/1972D. G. Tendulkar, historian who had written the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, died.
9/6/1993CPI (M) wrests Congress (I) bastion of Chowringhee in the by-elections to the WB Assembly; Durgapur and Kurseong also won by CPI (M).
1/23/1915Kamal Nayan Bajaj, famous industrialist, was born.
3/28/1914Komagata Maru sailed from Hong Kong to Vancouver with 351 Sikhs and 21 Punjabi Muslim youths under the captaincy of Sardar Gurjeet Singh as a part of 'Ghadar' Movement.
6/15/1990Punjab Government returned gold and other valuables seized from Golden Temple during the 1984 Blue Star operation to SGPC.
5/7/1907The First Electric Tramway service commenced in Bombay (Mumbai). This service was inaugurated by Municipality Chairman Vallabhdas Thakersey and Municipal Commissioner Sheppard at 5.30 p.m. This tram was well decorated and destined from Municipal Office upto Crawford Market.
11/3/1984Body of assassinated Indian PM Indira Gandhi cremated.