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Historical Event on 5/3/1999

Cochin Port Trust men and Southern Railway women won the 21st Federation Cup volleyball titles in Pathanamthitta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/21/1937Muhammad Jaffer, great Indian Hockey player, was born.
6/12/1947Gandhiji addresses Congress Working Committee.
3/17/1957New Central Cabinet under J. L. Nehru sworn in.
6/2/1965The second of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (Ganges R India).
3/30/1945Dr. J. J. Rawal, joint director of Nehru Planetarium of Mumbai, was born.
7/10/1991Shivraj Patil of Congress elected Speaker of 10th Lok Sabha.
12/4/1924Gateway of India was inagurated by Lord Riding.
8/1/1994Surendra Singh was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1996.
6/13/2000Major General Manuel Saavedra of Uruguay appointed Chief Military observer of the U.N. Mission monitoring the LoC in Kashmir.
11/12/1958Satyajit Ray gets the award for best direction at the San Francisco International Film Festival.