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Historical Event on 5/3/1997
Vijay Pradhan, additional senior counsel for Srikrishna Commission probing 1992-93 riots in Mumbai, resigns. He is not allowed to cross-examine Chief Minister Manohar Joshi.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
4/15/2000 | Baichung Bhutia became the first Asian-player to score a goal in the professional English game. |
1/28/1911 | The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem. |
4/1/1889 | Dr. Keshavrao Baliram Hedgewar, politician and founder of Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh (RSS), was born. |
8/21/1988 | 500 killed near the Nepal border in an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale. |
10/31/1999 | Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President, is conferred with the Indira Gandhi Award. |
2/28/1930 | Sir Chandrasekhar V. Raman, Scientist, 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering ""Raman Effect"". He is also the first Indian to receive this honor in Physics, The Indian Nobel Laureates. |
3/12/1969 | Reactor Research Centre established at Kalpakkam. On 18th December 1985, it was renamed as Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research. |
10/1/1997 | Bus with 70 people fell into a stream near Cuddappah. |
1/24/1957 | Kagaz Ke Phool, the first Indian black and white cinemascope film, was made. |
7/22/1992 | The Supreme Court asks UP Government to halt construction in Ayodhya. |
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