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Historical Event on 6/3/1865

George V, King of England (1910-36), was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/8/1887Swami Sivananda, (1887-1963), religious leader, Hindu universalist renaissance guru, author of 200 books and founder of Divine Life Society with 400 branches worldwide, was born in the quiet village of Pattamadai, District Tirunelveli.
8/6/1994Hajratbal' was handed over to Muslim Auwkaf Trust.
4/2/1948Defence Minister announces the establishment of the National War Academy in Kharakvasla, Poona.
1/7/1900Raghukul Tilak, educationist and social worker, was born at Meerut, UP.
11/5/1998India and Pakistan agree to continue their talks on the Tulbul navigator project on the Jhelum in Kashmir, despite differences over various provisions of the Indus Water Treaty of 1960.
12/15/1749Shahu Chattrapati, grandson of Shivaji, died.
10/26/1930Gulal Bai Parekar, a14-year-old girl led a 13-girls team to hoist the national flag at Esplanade Park. A police sargeant tried to snach the flag and then kidnapped her.
1/3/1952India adopted birth control program with aid of U.N. World Health Organization.
1/31/1941Second Lieutenant Premindra Singh Bhagat of the Bombay Sappers showed an act of unparalleled bravery and inspiring leadership when commanding a detachment of 21 Field company of the Bombay Sappers on the road to Gondar, in Abyssinia. Hence, The Victoria Cross (VC) was bestowed upon him and he became the first Indian Commissioned Officer receipeant of The Victoria Cross (VC).
2/3/1912Bardanand Chattergy, chemical expert, was born.