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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
4/1/1941Ajit Laxman Wadekar, cricketer (stalwart Indian batsman & capt and Team Manager), was born in Bombay. He has received the Arjun Award (1967) and Padmashree (1972).
7/16/1991Railway budget hikes passenger fares by 15-20\% and freight up by 10\%.
6/3/1865George V, King of England (1910-36), was born.
12/29/1909Congress at Lahore adopts resolution praising Indians' struggle in South Africa and urged ban on indenture.
6/26/1997India declares its chemical weapon stockpiles and storage facilities as part of its obligations as signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
2/21/1987Pakistan President Gen. Zia visits India.
3/23/1911Indranath Bandopadhyay, Bengali comedy writer and journalist, passed away.
12/31/196199 Infantry Brigade Group, under Brigadier K S Raja, launched operations in Katanga province and regained full control of Katanga amidst stiff resistance offered by a break away faction (Katangese gendarmerie).
6/18/1995The latest deaths in northern India's hottest weather this century bring the death toll to 525 as temperatures hit 113¦F (45¦C) in New Delhi.
4/29/2000The Army institutes a high-level court of inquiry under Maj. Gen. C.B. Suku to look into the causes of the arms depot conflagration.