3 November in Hindu history
3 November 16883 November 1947
Sawai Jai Singh II born at Amber
The Kachwaha king who founds Jaipur and builds the Jantar Mantar observatories at Delhi, Jaipur, Ujjain, Varanasi and Mathura is born.
Battle of Badgam
At Badgam a single Indian company, its commander’s arm in plaster, stood between a raiding force several hundred strong and Srinagar airfield, India’s only link to the Valley. Major Somnath Sharma became the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra.