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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
6/11/1996Narasimha Rao's name figures in fresh FIR on bribing JMM MPs case.
10/29/1971Cyclone and tidal waves struck Orissa state claiming 10,000 lives.
2/13/1922The Indian National Congress suspends its civil disobedience campaign in the face of mounting violence.
9/12/1990Konkan Railway project formally launched with the opening of a project office in Ratnagiri in Maharashtra State.
2/1/1910Jahangir Mohammed Khan, cricketer (father of Majid, Indian player 1932-36), was born in Jallundar.
10/3/1997Financial and operational autonomy to be given to 97 profit-making public sector enterprises ('mini-ratnas') other than the navaratnas.
5/14/1978Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, passed away.
4/4/1990Lata Mangeshkar wins 1989 Dada Saheb Phalke award.
3/9/1996India wins India-Pakistan World Cup Quater Final cricket match in Bangalore (Wills World Cup). This was the last international match played by Javed Miandad.
10/24/1997Kerala bans ragging in educational institutions by an ordinance.