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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
3/3/1997Indian Socialist Party headed by Arangil Sridharan merges with Lok Sakthi. It was floated by Ramakrishna Hedge.
11/1/1966Punjab High Court was renamed as Punjab & Haryana High Court. This court was established in Chandigarh for Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh territory.
2/11/1959Vinoo Mankad plays his final Test Cricket (vs West Indies at Delhi).
1/5/1952John Hope Victor Alexander, Viceroy of India (1936-43), died at the age of 64.
1/7/1883Martyer Sohanlal Pathak was born.
8/19/1993Utpal Dutt, famous actor, writer, director and producer, died. He was 64.
12/27/1999PSCB's Prathima Kumari shattered the National clean and jerk mark twice in the women's 58-kg class on the second day of the senior national weightlifting championship in Kalyan.
5/25/1996Kathapurushan' wins best film national award.
8/29/1984Indian Airlines Boeing 737 with 68 passengers and a crew of 6 hijacked in Lahore.
1/18/1959Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India for good.