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Historical Event on 3/1/1908

Tata Iron & Steel Company was the first steel company to be established in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/8/1927Lal Krishna Adwani was born in Karachi (now in Pakistan).
1/15/1997Pakistan's pilotless surveillance aircraft intrudes into Indian air space for the first time.
4/17/1799Srirangapatnam was surrounded by British Army in the fourth and last Mysore war which began in 1798. Tipu Sultan' was killed in the battle on 4th May. The East India Company announced the Seringapatanam Medal (1799).
7/9/1969India accepted 'Royal Bengal Tiger' as its National Animal, as recommended by the Indian Wild life Board. This Tiger is also known as the majestic tiger - panthere tigris (Linnaeus).
5/22/1953Sherpa Tenzing Norgay of Darjeeling and Edmund Hillary of New Zealand were the first to conquer the Mount Everest (World).
5/18/1988The ten-day Golden Temple siege at Amritsar ends with the surrender of 46 militant Sikhs.
11/12/1997India elected to executive board of UNESCO.
4/15/1980Six more private sector banks nationalized.
4/9/1756Ali Bardi Khan of Bengal passed away in Murshidabad. His youngest daughter's son Siraj-ud-Daulah was crowned as King of Bengal when he was merely 20 years old after the death of King Tartar.
10/22/1999Balayogi is elected as Speaker of the Lok Sabha for second consecutive term.