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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
5/5/1929Curfew was imposed in a bid to quell Hindu-Muslim riots that had claimed 21 lives in Bombay.
5/18/1995Criminal Law (Amendment Bill, 1995) introduced in Parliament to replace the 10-year-old controversial TADA Act.
10/16/1945Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) established.
11/7/1933Gaandhiji commences Harijan-upliftment tour.
1/5/1982C. Ramchandra (Chitalkar), famous music director, died.
3/22/1964200 die in communal violence in the industrial towns of Jamshedpur and Rourkela.
10/25/1999US Energy Secretary Bill Richardson arrives.
11/30/1896Gandhiji sails for South Africa with wife and children.
11/30/1896Humayun crossed the Indus and captured Lahore and ousted Sikandar Suri of Delhi throne.
4/14/1995India beats Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cricket Cup final in Sharjah.