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Historical Event on 5/3/1936

Engelbert Humperdinck [Arnold George Dorsey], famous singer, was born in Madras, India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/14/1946Two jetties collapse in Ganges; 160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed.
3/15/1908Police shoot four people in rioting.
6/1/1786Madras General Post Office started functioning.
9/10/1623Shah Jahan entered Rajputana and raided Amber crossing the Tapti. He arrived near the kingdom of Golconda and from there passed on to Orissa which was surrendered to him.
4/11/1993Laxmanrao Madhav Bhide, senior freedom fighter and history expert, passed away.
8/9/1952New Delhi reports that 20 mil. Indian peasants were imperiled by crop failures.
9/17/1950Govt. grants diplomatic recognition to Israel.
4/13/1948Bhuvaneshwar became the capital of Orissa.
12/17/1991Narasimhan committee on Monetary Reforms recommends that there should not be any further nationalisation of banks. Loan-melas assailed.
9/24/1934Arvind Laxman Apte, right-hand batsman, was born in Mumbai.