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Historical Event on 5/3/1969

Dr. Zakir Hussain(1897-1969), third President of India and the first Muslim President who occupied this office on 13 May, 1967, passed away. He is also remembered as an educationist.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/1957India annexes Kashmir, Constitution for incorporation with India goes into effect.
11/28/1962K. C. Dey, well-known famous blind singer of Bengal, died.
10/10/1962Indies assault up Chinese positions in north India attack
5/1/1909Madame Bhikaji Cama secretly left London and went to France where she was wrote and spoke about the cruelty of Britishers.
4/11/1952Treaty between France and India, transferring the former French settlement of Chandranagar to India, is ratified by the National Assembly, Paris. It was the last formal step in completing the process of sovereignty.
12/16/2000Kalyan Banerjee becomes the first Indian to head the Rotary Foundation, one of the richest bodies of the Rotary International.
6/24/1989A majority of opposition members in the Lok Sabha resign on the issue of CAG report on the Bofors gun deal.
1/11/1955Production of Newsprint paper factory started for the first time in India.
9/30/1996Phase I assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.
7/31/1658Aurangzeb appoints himself Mongol emperor.