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Historical Event on 6/3/1992

Kerala CM K. Karunakaran injured in a road accident.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/9/1877Utkalmani Pandit Gopabandhu Das, great freedom fighter, social reformer, educationist, poet, author, lawyer of modern Orrisa, was born in Puri District, Orissa.
1/28/1984Sohrab Meherwanji Modi, famous drama and film producer, director and actor, passed away.
2/28/1835Medical College was started in Calcutta and it was officially opened on Feb 20.
1/20/1817Ram Mohun Roy started Hindu College in Calcutta with the help of Justice H. East David Hare. This college was later renamed as the Presidency College.
11/1/1983Rajiv Gandhi, 48, who was chosen to succeed his assassinated mother, was sworn in as Prime Minister in New Delhi today. Across the Jamuna River, in a Sikh slum, evidence was found of the enormous political problems the new Prime Minister faced. The bodies of at least 95 Sikhs were discovered. The Indian army had also been ordered into nine other cities. Religious warfare between Sikhs and Hindus had claimed at least 1,000 lives since Indira Gandhi was assassinated. The security guards who killed her were both Sikhs. US Secretary of State George Shultz, who attended the funeral, assured the new Prime Minister of US interest in a ""strong and stable India."" US-Indian relations had been strained recently because of United States support for Pakistan. Shultz called for a ""renewed positive trend"" in re
8/7/1991India successfully launches Prithvi-III, surface-to-air missile from Sriharikota.
12/5/199156 JD MLA's belonging to V.P. Singh faction elect a new leader in UP.
7/21/1930Anand Bakshi, famous lyrisist, was born.
4/11/1930Pandit Motilal Nehru renamed 'Anand Bhuvan' as 'Swaraj Bhawan' and handed it over to the people.
7/1/1941C. Y. Chintamani died.