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Historical Event on 5/3/1969
Shri Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) became the acting President of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/17/1928 | Pandit Gop Bandhu Das, famous writer, social worker and the creator of Orissa, passed away. |
| 12/20/1757 | Clauk became Governor of Bengal. |
| 2/12/1794 | Alijabahadar Mahadaji Shinde passed away. |
| 2/12/1742 | Nana Phadnavis, one of the important members of Peshwa kingdom and the Maratha master-diplomat, was born. |
| 3/20/1921 | Dr. P. C. Alexander, Governor of Maharashtra, was born. |
| 1/19/1977 | World's largest crowd--12.7 million--gather for Indian religious festival 'Kumbh Mela'. |
| 12/14/1901 | Gandhiji reaches Rajkot via Porbunder. |
| 7/1/1852 | For the first time in Asia, Postal Stamp for the general public was issued by Sindh Province in Karachi. |
| 12/29/1968 | Chunilal Kalidas Madiya, famous Gujrathi playwright, story writer and novelist, died. |
| 1/29/1780 | Hicky's Bengal Gazette, the first news paper in India, was published in English in Calcutta . |
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