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Historical Event on 5/3/1945

Hurricane-equipped squadrons played a major role in the Arakan offensive which began in December 1944, disrupting the enemy's lines of communication and constantly harrying the Japanese forces until victory was achieved with the re-occupation of Rangoon.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/10/1936Duke of York succeeds King Edward as King George VI.
8/7/1947BEST services were started by Mumbai Mahanagarpalika.
8/1/1947Partition of India into India and Pakistan. Power transferred. Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Muhammed Ali Jinnah, Governor General of Pakistan.
3/8/1930Mahatma Gandhi started civil disobedience movement continues in India.
9/8/1953Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, Premier of Kashmir, was shot at.
3/10/1969Parliament passed the Act that made Central Industrial Security Force as an Armed Force of the union.
4/16/1997Govt. orders foreign and domestic airlines to install air safety systems by the end of 1998. Aircraft with more than 30 seats that do not have Airborne Collision Avoidance System and transponders not to be allowed into Indian airpace from 1/1/99.
5/7/1889Dr. Narayan Subbarao Hardikar, freedom fighter, journalist and Padmabhushan awardee, was born.
3/28/1917Umesh Chandra Panigrahi, great author and journalist, was born at Raruan, Orissa.
4/6/1606Khusru Prince and his father Jahangir rebelled and fled from Agra.