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Historical Event on 6/3/1890

Baburao Painter (Baburao Krishnaji Meshri), famous painter, sculptor, film producer and director, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/27/1748Muhammad Shah, Mughal emperor, passed away and was succeeded by his son Ahmad Shah.
12/17/1914Syed Mushtaq Ali Takub Khan, cricketer, prolific Indian batsman of 30's & 40's, was born in Indore.
11/20/1917J.C. Bose Research Institute was established in Calcutta.
10/1/1981Activists of the Dal Khalsa, who masterminded the hijacking of Indian Airlines plane. arrested.
1/15/1949General K. N. Kariappa became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief. He was the first Indian to reach to this post in Indian Army. In 1956, he was designated as Chief of the Army Staff - General, later Field Marshal. This event is commemoratively observed as Army Day.
2/20/1992Pandit Gauri Shankar, famous dance director in Hindi films, passed away.
8/17/1985Rajiv Gandhi announces Punjab state elections in India.
11/22/2000Chhota Rajan, Mumbai gangster, escapes from the custody of Thai authorities.
10/4/1977Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister, was released off the charges of corruption.
4/21/1998The services of 12 non-railway chairmen of Railway Recruitment Boards are terminated.