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Historical Event on 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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/25/1927Leslie Claudius, India field hockey (Olympic-gold-1948, 52, 56), was born.
1/15/1888Saifuddin Kitchlew, freedom fighter and President of the Punjab, was born at Amritsar.
4/11/1942All-India Congress party rejects British offer of dominion status at New Delhi.
4/21/1998Ashok Kumar, Special Secretary, Union Home Ministry, who headed a Central team to Tamil Nadu to assess the law and order situation, was transferred to the Planning Commission.
5/28/1997Former Union Ministers Arjun Singh, N.D. Tiwari, R.K. Dhawan and Madhavrao Scindia discharged in the Jain hawala case by special judge V.B. Gupta.
4/14/1998Kushabhau Thakre is declared elected BJP president.
4/1/1956Companies Act of 1913 was revised and Indian Companies Act of 1956 came into force.
10/26/1930Gulal Bai Parekar, a14-year-old girl led a 13-girls team to hoist the national flag at Esplanade Park. A police sargeant tried to snach the flag and then kidnapped her.
3/5/1999Geet Sethi won the 1999 World matchplay billiards championship in Midsomer Norton.
3/5/1999Firuz Shah Bahmani died.