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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 05/03/1718 |
Baba Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, great freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, was born at Ahlu village, Lahore. |
| 05/03/1764 |
Mir Kasim, with the backing of Delhi Emperor, attacked on Patna but this weak Emperor was defeated by Britishers. Britishers became the rulers of Bengal, the richest province of India. |
| 05/03/1765 |
Clive became Governor of Bengal for second time from England after he returned to Calcutta. |
| 05/03/1896 |
Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, great nationalist, lawyer, freedom fighter, barrister and member of the Rajya Sabha, was born at Panniyankara in Calicut, Kerala. |
| 05/03/1913 |
Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, more generally known as Dada Saheb Phalke, was responsible for the production of India's first fully indigenous silent four-reel feature film 'Raja Harishchandra' which heralded the birth of the Indian film industry. The film had titles in Hindi and English and was released on May 3, 1913 at the Coronation Cinematograph in Bombay. |
| 05/03/1927 |
Riots between Sikhs and Muslims in Lahore claims 14 lives and leaves 100 injured. |
| 05/03/1936 |
Engelbert Humperdinck [Arnold George Dorsey], famous singer, was born in Madras, India. |
| 05/03/1945 |
Hurricane-equipped squadrons played a major role in the Arakan offensive which began in December 1944, disrupting the enemy's lines of communication and constantly harrying the Japanese forces until victory was achieved with the re-occupation of Rangoon. |
| 05/03/1947 |
Indian National Trade Union Congress Intak was established. |
| 05/03/1959 |
Sadhvi Uma GulabSingh Bharti was born in Dunda, Distt. Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh). |
| 05/03/1962 |
Hundreds of Muslims are killed in clashes with Hindus in West Bengal. |
| 05/03/1969 |
Shri Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) became the acting President of India. |
| 05/03/1969 |
Dr. Zakir Hussain(1897-1969), third President of India and the first Muslim President who occupied this office on 13 May, 1967, passed away. He is also remembered as an educationist. |
| 05/03/1971 |
Dhanjay Ramchandra Gadgil, famous economist, passed away. |
| 05/03/1977 |
Hamid Dalwai, father of Muslim Satyashodhak Mandal in Maharashtra, passed away. |
| 05/03/1994 |
Election Commission recognises DMK headed by M. Karunanidhi as the rightful claimant to the symbol of rising sun and the flag reserved for it. |
| 05/03/1997 |
Vijay Pradhan, additional senior counsel for Srikrishna Commission probing 1992-93 riots in Mumbai, resigns. He is not allowed to cross-examine Chief Minister Manohar Joshi. |
| 05/03/1998 |
Kushabhau Thakre takes over as the new BJP President. |
| 05/03/1999 |
Cochin Port Trust men and Southern Railway women won the 21st Federation Cup volleyball titles in Pathanamthitta. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 07/21/1999 | Bansi Lal, Haryana Chief Minister, quits before seeking a trust vote; and rebels form a separate party. |
| 06/26/1991 | Sharad Pawar joins Union Cabinet as Defence Minister. |
| 08/28/1600 | Mughals capture Ahmednagar. |
| 09/15/1947 | Gandhi deplores the idea of population transfer. |
| 06/18/1926 | Bhishma Singh Chauhan, great author, was born at Naglajula (U.P). |
| 09/29/1992 | Forex norms relaxed for wide range of purposes. |
| 01/18/1990 | Farooq Abdullah, J&K CM, quits. |
| 01/15/1971 | Dinanath Damodar Dalal, great artist, passed away. |
| 09/07/1931 | The Second Round Table conference began in London and lasted till 1st December, 1931. Congress was solely represented by Gandhi and Muslim League by Sir Allama Iqbal and Quaid-e-Azam. Two committees were set up to carry out the work of the conference on Federal Structure and Minorities. Gandhi was the member of both the committees. He claimed that being the sole representative of the Congress, he represented the whole of India. Quaid-e-Azam replied that Muslims are a separate nation. Sir Shafi demanded that the 14 points of Quaid-e-Azam be incorporated in the future constitution. |
| 01/28/1877 | Pulin Bihari Das, revolutionary journalist, passed away. |
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