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Historical Event on 5/3/1969

Shri Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) became the acting President of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/13/1772Narayan Rao became the Peshwa at Satara.
10/24/1984First Metro Train (Underground Train) in India started between Esplanade and Bhowanipore in Calcutta city.
3/31/1843Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar (Annasaheb), first musical playwright of Marathi, was born.
12/22/2000Three Army jawans die in an attack by a suicide squad of Lakshar-e-Taiba at the Red Fort in Delhi leading to a 45-minute gun-battle.
2/21/1991Opposition boycotts the President's address as a protest against the dismissal of Tamil Nadu government.
1/29/1997Fire engulfs most of the three top floors of the Express Towers, skyrise building owned by Indian Express group in Mumbai.
1/29/1997Mughal army defeated Rana Pratapsingh in the battle of Haldighat.
6/5/1980Manipur University was established.
9/14/1868Swami Virjanand, Sanskrit grammar litterateur and master, passed away at the age of 90.
3/20/1970Establishment of Muslim Satyashodhak Samaj.