September3

M. M. Bhatnagar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 14-06-1985.

Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court directs the state government to pay an ex-gratia of Rs. 50,000 to the family of a college student, who had committed suicide following ragging in the hostel.

Kamlapati Tripathi, leader of Indian National Congess, was born.

Dr. Chandreshwarprasad Rachamohan Thakur was born in Dubaha, Distt. Muzaffarpur (Bihar).

Kanhaiya Prasad Sharan, politician, journalist and social worker, was born at Muzaffapur, Bihar.

Following the monsoon, a good harvest is expected, except in Gujarat, in northern Rajputana and Punjab where isolated falls were recorded in Delhi.

The government decides to disinvest government holding in 21 Public Sector Units including ITI, IOC and ITDC.

India launches a new phase of military modernisation after the Kargil conflict.

Delhi High Court verdict on Bofors challenged in the Supreme Court.

U.S. Census reports world population at 4.72 billion. China has 1.05 billion and India 731 million.

Vishwanathan Anand, 17, becomes India's first and the world's youngest Grandmaster.

National Cricket Academy (NCA) wins the MRF Buchi Babu Cricket tournament in Chennai.

Prithviraj Kapoor, veteran film actor, was born in Peshawar. His first film was 'Challenge' (1929). He is the founder of Prithvi Theatre in Bombay. He is remembered for his immortal role of Akbar is film 'Mugul-E-Azam'.

Colonel Smith was defeated in the battle of Changama that took place between the combined forces of Nizam and Hyder Ali and the British army. This was the first war of Mysore. The British concluded a humiliating peace with Hyder Ali of Mysore.

Laxmanrao Parvatkar (Khaprumama), famous Tabla player, passed away.

Anjan (Lalji Pandey), well known lyricist and noted poet, died.

Pawar resigns from Lok Sabha to take up the newly won Maharashtra Legislative Council seat.

Ram Jethmalani (lawyer and MP) launches a new party, Bharatiya Lok Panchayat, to rid the country of its evils.

Annie Besant started 'Home Rule' movement.