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Historical Event on 3/5/1916

Biju Patnaik, famous Oriya leader and Chief Minister, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/7/1849Bethune College of Calcutta was established in the upper class families and it was started for female education.
1/1/1910Rajnath Pandey, great writer and educationist, was born in Pindra, Varanasi (U.P.).
2/16/1998Delhi-Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy super-league encounter in Chennai comes to an abrupt halt with Delhi skipper and batsman Ajay Sharma sighting boot marks short of the good length area.
4/15/1975India recognises the Sihanouk Government in Cambodia.
12/27/1936Golden Jublee Session of Indian National Congress, under the presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, held at Faizpur urging India to strike at British imperialism.
8/25/1975Bundelkhand University was established in Uttar Pradesh.
12/13/1999The Railways announces concessions for senior citizens, students upto Class X and the poor.
4/2/1953Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist and writer, passed away.
3/19/1998E.M.S. Namboodiripad, veteran communist leader of CPM and Kerala's first Chief Minister, passed away in Thiruvananthapuram at the age of 88.
3/22/1977Janata and its allies gain absolute majority in Lok Sabha.