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Historical Event on 5/3/1947

Indian National Trade Union Congress Intak was established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/7/1995Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2C), third indigenous satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This is still in service. It was launched by Ariane launch vehicle at French Guyana.
10/19/1990The Government of India under an ordinance puts forward a three-point formula for Ayodhya issue: (i) to acquire the land (ii) other land may be given for building temple except the disputed one (iii) the issue may referred to Supreme Court for speedy solution.
2/3/1905Sir Padampat Singhania, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur.
1/14/1990J&K Governor quits.
6/1/1842Satyendranath Tagore, Bengali officer and litterateur, was born.
6/9/1994Yogi Dhirendra Bhramachari, [controversial Flying Swami], hindu saint, died in an air crash near Jammu. He was 70.
3/31/1997Lakhubhai Pathak, prominent NRI businessman who had accused Narasimha Rao of cheating $ 100,000, died in London.
8/5/1905Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, social reformer, was born.
10/11/1737A violent earthquake and cyclone hit Calcutta which claimed 3,00,000 lives.
1/29/1896Swami Paranabananda Brahamachari, founder of `Bharat Sevashram Sangha', was born in Bajitpur village of Faridpur district. He took 'sanyas' in 1924.