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Historical Event on 3/5/1919

M.L. Kapoor, great industrialist, was born at Lahore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/27/1998Minoo Masani, 92, co-founder of the Swatantra Party, passed away in Mumbai after a brief illness.
5/5/1994Revolt against Nar Bahadur Bhandari government in Sikkim, Sanchaman Limboo elected new leader.
11/19/2000Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, agriculture scientist, gets the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 1999.
2/6/1994World Marathi Chember of Commerce' established.
3/15/1946Attlee offers India full independence after agreement on constitution in London.
12/10/1952World's first official Family Planning programme launched in India.
1/9/1995Manipur Assembly removes Dr.H. Borobabu (Speaker) and suspends his membership until state election.
12/9/1946The first meeting of Constitutional Committee Assembly was held in Parliment after a gap of two years, 11 months and 17 days. The Congress started its work of framing the Indian Constitution. Muslim League boycott failed to prevent Constituent Assembly opening. From 16th August 1946, the country witnessed communal riots on an unprecedented scale. At this crucial juncture, on 20th February 1947, Clement Atlee the British prime minister, fixed June 1948 as a deadline for transfer of power and Lord Mountbatten was appointed as the new Viceroy.
11/5/1907Special commissioner appointed to deal with famine conditions.
1/15/1956Erach Jahangir Sorabji Taraporewala, famous Indian language expert, passed away.