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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 3/5/1699 |
Maharaja Jaisingh-II crowned as King of Jaipur kingdom and sat on Amber throne. |
| 3/5/1851 |
Geological Survey of India was established in Calcutta. |
| 3/5/1868 |
Harishchandra Sakharam Bhatwadekar alias Save Dada, who filmed the felicitation function of Wrangler R. P. Paranjapye, was born. This film was titled as ""The Fresh Indian Regular of Cambridge University."" He was the First Short Documentary Film Maker of India. |
| 3/5/1905 |
Shushila Didi, great freedom fighter, was born at Datton Chuhad village, Punjab. She is remembered for her association in the revolutionary activities of Bhagat Singh. |
| 3/5/1916 |
Biju Patnaik, famous Oriya leader and Chief Minister, was born. |
| 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. |
| 3/5/1919 |
M.L. Kapoor, great industrialist, was born at Lahore. |
| 3/5/1922 |
Ebrahim Suleman Maka, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (2 Tests vs West Indies1952), was born at Daman. |
| 3/5/1931 |
Mahatma Gandhi & British viceroy Lord Irwin sign a pact referred in Indian History as ""Gandhi-Irwin Pact"", after which the civic disobedience movement was taken back. |
| 3/5/1948 |
C. Rajagopalachari appointed the first Indian Governor General to succeed Lord Mountbatten on 21 June. |
| 3/5/1961 |
Sachin Sengupta, famous writer, dramatist and journalist, passed away. |
| 3/5/1989 |
Bhagwat Jha Azad, Bihar CM, resigns. |
| 3/5/1989 |
Baba Prithvisingh, founder of Labour Party, passed away. |
| 3/5/1990 |
Government announces an interim relief of Rs. 360 crore to 5 lakh victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. |
| 3/5/1991 |
Congress threatens to withdraw support to the minority government of Chandrasekhar on the issue of police surveillance in Rajiv Gandhi's residence. |
| 3/5/1992 |
Sunder, comedy actor, passed away. |
| 3/5/1993 |
The government de-reserves the mining industry throwing it open to private sector as well as to foreign investment. |
| 3/5/1995 |
India and China agree to open two new border points including Nathu La (Sikkim) to facilitate meetings between their military personnel. |
| 3/5/1995 |
Jalal Aga, famous comedian and character artist, passed away. |
| 3/5/1997 |
Pravin Thipsay wins the United Insurance GM chess tournament in Dhaka. |
| 3/5/1999 |
Geet Sethi won the 1999 World matchplay billiards championship in Midsomer Norton. |
| 3/5/1999 |
The indigenously-built multi-barrel rocket launcher ''Pinaka'' is successfully test-fired at Chandipur-on-sea in Orissa. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/19/1913 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, President of India, was born. |
| 5/19/1913 | Alauddin Khilji captured Chittorhgarh after defeating Rana Bhim Singh. Before the capture, Padmini, the beautiful queen along with several hundred females, had sacrificed herself in fire (Jouhar Pratha). This whole battle was fought due to Padmini. |
| 12/9/1993 | Virbhadra Singh sworn in as Congress CM of Himachal Pradesh. |
| 11/2/1908 | 50 years after the start of direct rule, Edward VII talks of 'prudently extending' democracy. |
| 3/27/1999 | World No. 2 Viswanathan Anand won the title with a round to spare in the rapid section of the Amber rapid and blindfold chess tournaments in Monte Carlo. |
| 10/16/1999 | A woman is elected as the Speaker of the Sikkim Assembly. |
| 6/20/1916 | Sreemati Nathibai Damodher Thackersey (SNDT) Indian Women' s University, first women's and the fifth Indian University, was established in Pune by D.K. Karve. |
| 2/14/1924 | Ikramullah (Ikram Sagri) Khan, famous Hindi poet, was born at Rehli in Madhya Pradesh. |
| 3/9/1999 | Rabri Devi is sworn in Chief Minister of Bihar for the second time. |
| 4/15/1976 | India announces it will send an envoy to Peking, first time in 15 years. |
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