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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
12/11/1780Goddard General, Bassein fort was captured near Bombay.
11/13/1992Dr. Pundalik Dattatrya Gaitonde, Goa freedom fighter, passed away.
12/14/1990Vijay Karan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 01/06/92).
4/26/1995SAARC decides to launch South Asia Preferential Trade Area (SAPTA).
8/3/199835 persons were killed as Govind Towers at Bandra in Mumbai collapsed.
1/8/1941Swami Pranabananda Maharaj, father of Bharat Sevashram Sangha, passed away.
9/29/1836Chamber of Commerce and Industry was established in Madras
5/31/1818Samachar Darpan, the first vernacular newspaper, was published in Bengali language by Carey and Marshman from Serampore.
8/13/1951First test flight of 'Hindustan Trainer-2' (H.T.2) which was indigenously designed and manufactured in India.
10/21/1947The office of Controller of Military Accounts (Pensions), Lahore was bifurcated and the pension work relating to Indian nationals was transferred to Allahabad.