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Historical Event on 2/3/1916

Banaras Hindu University was opened under the guidance of Madan Mohan Malaviya.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/15/2000Baichung Bhutia became the first Asian-player to score a goal in the professional English game.
7/4/2000Volvo's Environmental Prize went to Prof. Amulya K. N. Reddy of India and three others for their work on ''How the world's energy resources can be made to suffice as the population grows''.
8/8/1942'Britishers Quit India', this resolution was announced in public at Bombay Congress Session. This resolution was passed by All Indian National Congress Committee and Gandhiji gave the 'Do or Die' call for Independence struggle.
7/20/1829Jankibai passed away in jail.
5/16/1999Senior Congress leaders oppose Sonia Gandhi as Prime Minister.
8/25/1965Indian troops cross the Kashmir ceasefire line pursuing Pakistani infiltrators.
10/17/1970Anil Radhakrishna Kumble, cricketer (great Indian leg spinner since 1990), was born in Bangalore.
3/3/1939Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" at Rajkot to protest state's autocratic rule at Bombay and to secure ruler's adherence of promise given towards reform administration, and ends it on March 7 on Viceroy's intervention.
6/4/1997Defence Ministry denies Washington Post's report that India has deployed Prithvi missile on Punjab border with Pakistan.
7/17/1974J.P. Narain leads an agitation for dissolution of the Bihar Assembly.