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Historical Event on 5/3/1999

Cochin Port Trust men and Southern Railway women won the 21st Federation Cup volleyball titles in Pathanamthitta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/7/2000The Delhi police unearth a multicrore cricket betting and match- fixing racket involving five South African cricketers, including the captain Hansie Cronje. A Delhi-based Indian operator Rajesh Kalra put behind bars.
5/29/1965Indian Everest team sets a world record by climbing the Everest for the fourth time.
11/28/1962K. C. Dey, well-known famous blind singer of Bengal, died.
9/4/1979India need 438 to win v England, game ends at 8-429.
6/25/2000India lifts the Asia Cup sub-junior hockey championship in Kuala Lumpur.
2/20/1994Government makes the first appointment under 27\% reservation for Other Backward Classes in Central Services and Public Sector Undertaking.
11/2/1956Express Train plunged down the Marudaiyar river embarkment killng 143 persons.
3/21/1979Morarji Desai, PM, inaugurated the Backward Classes Commission in New Delhi.
2/4/1934Madhusudan Das ""Utkal Gourab"", passed away. He was described as a great Indian patriot, who wore himself out is giving shape and reality to various nation-building schemes. He wrote a number of articles and poems both in Oriya, English and Bengali to fill people with enthusiasm and patriotism. He was the first non-official Vice Chairman and then Chairman of Cuttack District Board.
5/18/1972Kokan Krishi (Agriculture) University was established.