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Historical Event on 3/5/1922
Ebrahim Suleman Maka, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (2 Tests vs West Indies1952), was born at Daman.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/1/1985 | Air Chief Marshal L M Katre, PVSM, AVSM and Bar, died in office. |
| 12/15/1943 | The Vengeance suffered numerous defects and teething troubles, necessitating temporary withdrawal from the two IAF squadrons, but the problems were eventually mitigated if not eradicated, and No. 8 Sqn flew its first operational Vengeance sorties against Japanese targets from Double Moorings, Chittagong. |
| 5/11/1998 | Three momentous events took place on the day that did the nation proud. Firstly, three underground nuclear tests at Pokhran Range in Rajasthan, which included a hydrogen bomb, were tested; secondly, the successful test firing of the 'Trishul Missile' and thirdly, the maiden Certification test flight of 'Hansa-3', the first-all Composite indigenous two seater aircraft. |
| 8/26/1852 | Bombay Association was established. |
| 9/10/1923 | Sukumar Roy, famous Bengali child litterateur, passed away. |
| 3/5/1997 | Pravin Thipsay wins the United Insurance GM chess tournament in Dhaka. |
| 10/17/1949 | The Constituent Assembly of India adopted Article 370 of the Constitution making special provisions for J&K. |
| 11/2/1908 | 50 years after the start of direct rule, Edward VII talks of 'prudently extending' democracy. |
| 2/19/1902 | Pandit Lallu Ram appointed as Hindi Professor at Fort William College, Calcutta. |
| 4/16/1918 | Spike Milligan, famous actor and comedian (Digby, 3 Musketeers), was born in India. |
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