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Historical Event on 5/3/1962

Hundreds of Muslims are killed in clashes with Hindus in West Bengal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/15/1958Tamil becomes the official language of Madras.
4/1/1962Metric weights became compulsory as New Weights and Measurements Metric system was intoduced by Indian Government.
11/21/1947First Stamp of Independent India was released
4/23/1992Satyajit Ray, internationally famous Indian film producer-director, Bharat Ratna Awardee, passed away at the age of 70.
6/7/2000Telecom Commission approves the free phone bonanza for all telecom employees announced by the Union Communications Minister Ram Vilas Paswan.
9/23/1862Sriniwas Shastri, great patriot and veteran politician, was born.
10/28/1981Underground Metro Train Compartments were tested on trial basis at Calcutta.
11/14/1964Nehru Commemorative coin is released.
12/28/1995Third Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1C), carring advanced remote sensing cameras was launched by Russian Molniya launch vehicle. It is still in service.
9/1/1921Madhav Krishnaji Mantri, right-hand batsman and wicket-keeper, was born at Nasik, Maharashtra. He was the Indian team selector from 1964 to 1968 and was also the team manager in 1990.