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Historical Event on 3/5/1919

M.L. Kapoor, great industrialist, was born at Lahore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/11/1979President N. Sanjiva Reddy declares the opening of the first International Trade Fair of India.
7/28/1972India and Pakistan sign Simla Pact, settling border dispute in Kashmir.
4/24/1932450 people seized by British for defying ban on Indian National Congress.
12/23/1990All India BMAC and VHP hand over theĀ historicalĀ and archaeological documents to support their claim to Home Ministry officials.
8/5/1999Nisha Millet became the first Indian swimmer to receive the International Olympic Committee's Solidarity Scholarship, given to sportspersons with outstanding track record and possessing Olympic potential.
6/1/1916Lokmanya Tilak roared ''Freedom is by birthright'' at Ahmednagar.
8/15/1982Doordarshan's national programme and the first nationwide colour transmission started by Delhi Doordarshan.
8/4/1931Narendra Shankar Tamhane, dependable Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1950's), was born in Bombay.
5/13/1962Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963)
7/8/1972Sourav Chandidas Ganguly, cricketer (centuries in 1st two Tests for India 1996), was born in Calcutta.