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Historical Event on 11/3/1998
The first geo-scientific data centre of the country is inaugurated at the Geological Survey of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/1/1935 | The Reserve Bank of India was established as a Central Bank and the job of issuing notes was entrusted to this bank. The Commissioner's office which issued currency was abolished and was substituted by the Governer of the RBI. The issue offices scattered around the country came to be called as the regional offices of the Reserve Bank. |
| 10/16/1896 | Govindas Seth, hindi litterateur and politician, was born. |
| 9/27/1703 | More than 8,000 people died in a cyclone in England. |
| 1/18/2000 | S. S. Dawra is appointed new Director of the Enforcement Directorate. |
| 3/10/2000 | Nirmal Verma, distinguished Hindi writer, and eminent Punjabi novelist Gurchal Singh selected jointly for the 35th Jnanpith Award for 1999. |
| 3/10/2000 | Vasco De Gama departed with his fleet from Lisbon Harbour for a trip to India . |
| 2/22/1913 | Judge Mirza Hameedullah Beg, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born in Lucknow. |
| 8/10/1927 | Manali Kallat Vainu Bappu, first Indian astronomer, litterateur and Urdu poet, was born at Madras. |
| 12/5/1991 | The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India. |
| 12/11/1906 | Mysore Gururaj Vijayasarathi, cricket Test umpire for 13 tests from 1951-60, was born in Karnataka. |
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