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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.

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6/12/1997Sitaram Kesri elected president of Congress I (6224 votes. Sharad Pawar-888; Rajesh Pilot-354).
1/1/1950Inauguration of National Chemical Laboratory at Mumbai.
10/12/1935Shivraj Vishwanath Patil, former Speaker of Lok Sabha, was born
11/27/1994Shyam Vyas, veteran Hindi story writer, passed away.
2/12/1997Standard Bank tri-series final between India and South Africa abandoned due to rain.
5/31/1988Dwarika Prasad Mishra, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, passed away.
9/9/1981Phiroz Edulji Palia, cricketer (two Tests for India, 29 runs & 0/13), died.
1/14/1990India and Maldives scrap visas.
7/13/1950Nehru asks Stalin and Acheson to restore peace in Korea.