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Historical Event on 3/5/1919

M.L. Kapoor, great industrialist, was born at Lahore.

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8/1/1996Madhu Dandavate is made Dy. Chairman, Planning Commission.
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2/22/1993Vinod Kambli scores 224 vs England at Bombay in 411 balls and smashes 23 fours.
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6/27/1964Teen Murti Bhavan, official residence of the Prime Minister of India, became the Nehru Memorial Museum.
8/29/1998Sachin Tendulkar receives the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Joginder Singh Saini receives the Dronacharya award, while several other leading sporstmen receive Arjuna award from President K.R. Narayanan in Delhi.
3/12/1991Lok Sabha Speaker Rabi Ray admits to an Opposition-sponsored motion for removal of the Supreme Court Judge V. Ramaswamy for alleged misappropriation of public funds, and sets up a three-Judge committee to investigate.
3/11/1993Gen. K.V. Krishna Rao returns to Jammu & Kashmir as Governor.