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Historical Event on 5/3/1896
Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, great nationalist, lawyer, freedom fighter, barrister and member of the Rajya Sabha, was born at Panniyankara in Calicut, Kerala.
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| 4/18/1992 | Russia suspends transfer of rocket technology to India. |
| 2/14/2000 | Mr. B. Rachaiah (78), former Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Goa, died in a hospital in Bangalore. |
| 7/11/1957 | Aga Sultan Sir Muhammad (1877-1957), Aga Khan III, spritual leader of Ismaeli Muhammedans, passed away. He worked for Britian in the WW I & II. Aga Khan was extremly rich, he once had himself weighed against a sack of diamonds belonging to him. He was also one among those who formed the Muslim League. |
| 4/2/1954 | Nehru calls for a halt to the build up of nuclear weapons. |
| 2/19/1996 | Biennial elections to fill 39 Rajya Sabha seats in nine states. |
| 7/7/1799 | Ranjit Singh captured Lahore in Punjab from Sikh rulers. |
| 11/2/1971 | Roberto Fernandes, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Goa. |
| 10/1/2000 | Ram Vilas Paswan, Communications Minister, launched the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited having total functional autonomy. |
| 5/25/1996 | Kathapurushan' wins best film national award. |
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