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Historical Event on 3/5/1916

Biju Patnaik, famous Oriya leader and Chief Minister, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1947Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru becomes the first Indian Prime Minister of free India.
12/3/1948Surendra Pratap Singh, famous journalist and chief editor of Navbharat Times, was born.
1/30/1996Maharashtra govt. decides to make school education free up to 10th standard.
7/20/1954Armistice for Indo-China signed.
10/2/1997At least 50 Pakistan soldiers were killed and several injured in a retaliatory firing by Indian troops in Nowgam, Uri and Kupwara sectors. Firing had been intermittent along LoC.
2/19/1922Beant Singh, former Chief Minister of Punjab and politician, was born. He played a vital role in supressing terrorist activities in Punjab.
11/29/1952First international organization for birth control founded in Bombay.
1/26/199647th Republic Day celebrated;Chief Guest was Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil.
8/2/1953Baldev Ramji Mirdha ""Kisan Kesari"", great social worker, leader and politician, died in harness while going to address a Kisan Conference. He also played a vital role in formation of Rajasthan.
1/25/1976Surinder Amarnath scores 124 on Test debut during India vs New Zealand at Auckland.