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Historical Event on 5/3/1927

Riots between Sikhs and Muslims in Lahore claims 14 lives and leaves 100 injured.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/26/1976V. S. Khandekar was honoured by Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award for the novel 'Yayati'.
7/14/1997India finishes third in Asian women's weightlifting.
7/4/1992Sanskrit made a compulsory subject from sixth to intermediate classes in Uttar Pradesh.
11/1/1945Narendra Dabholkar, blind faith eradicator (Andhashradhha Nirmulak), was born.
6/8/1906Syed Nazir Ali, cricketer (bro of Wazir Ali, India's 1st Test 1932), born at Jullunder.
2/1/1831The first Fine Arts Exhibition by Brush Club was held in a Public Library of Calcutta.
9/24/1999India's Krishnan Sasikiran and China's Wang Yu bagged the boys' and girl's titles respectively in the Asian Junior Chess championship in Vung Tau City, Vietnam.
6/26/1997India declares its chemical weapon stockpiles and storage facilities as part of its obligations as signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
1/18/1998India overtake a Pakistan total of 314 to win one-day final in Dhaka.
7/13/1660Baji Prabhu Deshpande, one of the warriors in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's kingdom, died.