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Historical Event on 5/3/1999

Cochin Port Trust men and Southern Railway women won the 21st Federation Cup volleyball titles in Pathanamthitta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/28/1914Komagata Maru sailed from Hong Kong to Vancouver with 351 Sikhs and 21 Punjabi Muslim youths under the captaincy of Sardar Gurjeet Singh as a part of 'Ghadar' Movement.
7/17/1937Delhi-Calcutta Express Train derailed near Patna killing 95.
2/23/1768Nizam accepted British supremacy and Smith Col. signed peace treaty with the Nizam.
2/23/1768Vasco-de-Gama was the Last Viceroy of Portuguese, who ruled India.
3/16/1910Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi sr, England & India), was born in Pataudi, Punjab.
10/14/1996Sukh Ram granted bail.
1/27/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, opposes any tinkering with the Constitution.
2/24/1867Kedarnath Das, geat physiologist, was born.
10/2/1942Menka Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested by the police when she and her friends were carrying out Gandhi Jayanti procession. She was tortured with cigar butts and the administration set her house on fire.
10/21/1994Government notifies substantial increase in the ceiling on election expenses on Lok Sabha and Assembly polls.