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Historical Event on 5/3/1969
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.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/5/1918 | Shriranga Vasudev Sohoni also known as ""Ranga Sohoni"", Indian cricketer (pace bowler of late 40's avg 101), was born in Nimbora, Maharashtra. |
| 7/5/1946 | Ram Vilas Jamun Paswan was born in Shaharbanni, Distt. Khagaria (Bihar). |
| 5/20/1991 | A. S. L. V. was launched. |
| 7/12/1896 | Dangambarrao G. Bindu, politician and father of Hydrabad Liberation Party, was born. |
| 12/10/1945 | Aust Services lose third Victory Test Cricket to India by 6 wkts. |
| 11/5/1906 | Initials of the place of issuance of notes were started to be printed instead of Issuing Circle's name. |
| 1/1/1877 | Queen Victoria was proclaimed as 'The Empress of India' in Delhi Darbar. |
| 1/1/1944 | Sir Edwin Lutyens, the Builder of Rashtrapati Bhavan and England's most outstanding architect of his time, died. |
| 2/28/1994 | Budget with Tax Concessions of Rs.40.81 billion and a deposit of Rs.90.60 billion presented by Dr. Manmohan Singh in Parliament. |
| 9/5/1997 | Mother Teresa, founder of Missionaries of Charity who was awarded with Nobel Prize (1979) and Bharat Ratna, died at the age of 87 due to heart attack late in the evening around 9:30 pm in Calcutta. |
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