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Historical Event on 3/1/1950

The population figure for India is announced as 347,340,000.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/14/1989'Poorna Kumbh', India's largest religious gathering held once in 12 years, begins at Allahabad.
8/16/1974A.Shankar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31st March 1977.
4/1/1979Central Institute of Fisheries Education came under the Administrative Control of Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
10/31/1962Krishna Menon, Home Minister, resign due to attack by China.
12/14/1998The Supreme Court allows Karnataka to begin skeletal work on erection of 26 crest gates at the Almatti dam on the Krishna at ''its own risk and cost'', but directs it not to raise the dam height beyond the present 509 metres.
4/7/1962Umrigar slams 172* vs WI at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes.
2/2/1953All India Khadi and Village Industries Board started in New Delhi.
9/15/1940Anil Yashwant Tipnis, Air Chief Marshal, was born.
1/10/1897Wildemar Modecai Haffkine, famous scientist, innoculated himself with vaccine against Plague publicly to demonstrate the harmlessness of the product in Bombay. The method of preparation of this vaccine has remained the same till now for more then hundred years.
8/20/1995305 killed and 345 injured in collision between Purushottam Express and Kalindi Express at Murlinagar near Firozabad (UP).