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Historical Event on 3/5/1948

C. Rajagopalachari appointed the first Indian Governor General to succeed Lord Mountbatten on 21 June.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/24/1993Six of Memon family escape to Karachi.
8/17/1997I K Gujral, Prime Minister, said that Queen Elizabeth should not go to Amritsar, scene of Jallianwalla Bagh massacre, during her visit to India in October.
12/11/1991The centre notifies the interim order of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal directing Karnataka to release 205 tmc ft of water to Tamil Nadu.
11/1/1966Punjab High Court was renamed as Punjab & Haryana High Court. This court was established in Chandigarh for Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh territory.
1/24/1980J.S. Bawa became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 28/02/85).
7/31/2000The Government announces appointment of Justice B. M. Lal as Chairman of the MRTP Commission.
6/20/1858Gwalior fort was captured by British troops and the first Indian Sepoy Mutiny officially came to an end.
4/13/1988Mother Teresa asks Margret Thatcher for help to set up a hostel for London's elderly homeless in UK.
9/17/1997Advance railway reservation period extended from 30 to 60 days w.e.f. February 01, 1998.
12/8/1920A. Adivi Reddy, social reformer and educationist, was born at Chandragiri, AP.