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Historical Event on 5/3/1969

Dr. Zakir Hussain(1897-1969), third President of India and the first Muslim President who occupied this office on 13 May, 1967, passed away. He is also remembered as an educationist.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/10/1993Atleast 15 people are killed in Bombay on the 5th day of riots between Hindus and Muslims.
10/3/1997Financial and operational autonomy to be given to 97 profit-making public sector enterprises ('mini-ratnas') other than the navaratnas.
2/23/1998The Samajwadi Party candidate for the Motihari Lok Sabha seat, Mr. Devendra Nath Dubey, is shot dead at Baniarpur in Patna.
4/3/1994S.Bangarappa, former CM, launches his Karnataka Congress Party.
11/14/1997Nisha Millet sets national mark in the 100m freestyle in the national aquatics.
4/5/1930Mahatma Gandhi reached Dandi, a small costal village in Gujarat, after travelling 385 kms with 78 followers to break the recently imposed ""Salt Law"". This event is known as 'Dandi March' and was started from Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
2/7/1975Banke Bihar, mystery and religious story writer, passed away.
4/21/1805Defitiniv treaty between Anandrao Gaikwad and Britishers.
8/4/1997Nilesh Kulkarni becomes the first Indian to take a wicket with his first ball in Test Cricket (Colombo).
1/10/1932Gandhi and his wife are arrested by the Indian authorities.