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Historical Event on 10/3/1984

India's longest distance train Himsagar Express (from Jammu Tavi to Kanya Kumari) was first flagged.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/9/1982A group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim started for the first ever Antarctica expedition on December 1981 - Jan 1982.
5/14/1994LTTE banned for the second time under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
2/18/1945Kal Yug' era passed away.
10/16/1922M.V. Desai, social reformer and journalist, was born.
3/1/1978Justice Y. Y. Chandrachud is sworn in as the Chief Justice of India.
7/24/1985Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sikh leader Sant Harchand Singh Longowal of Akali Dal signed a peace contract known as 'Punjab Accord' thus ending the four-year agitation in Punjab.
4/5/1993G. V. Iyer's Sanskrit film 'Bhagavad Geeta was adjudged the best film at the National Film Awards.
9/12/1971Jaikishen, famous Hindi film music director, died.
2/19/1915Gopal Krishna Gokhale, social reformer, political leader and freedom fighter, passed away.
12/8/1999Dr. Shankar K. Pal of the Indian Statistical Institute selected for the G.D. Birla Award for 1999.