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Historical Event on 5/3/1927
Riots between Sikhs and Muslims in Lahore claims 14 lives and leaves 100 injured.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/1/1996 | K.L. Chugh and J.N. Sapru, former chairmen of ITC, remanded to custody in connection with FERA violation case. |
| 6/23/1911 | King George V was today crowned ""King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the seas, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India,"" at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony evoking the continuity and tradition of the British monarchy magnificent spectacle. Thousands of spectators crowded the streets for hours, hoping to catch a glimpse of the royal procession. Partition of Bengal notified to create the Presidency of Bengal. The Imperial capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi. |
| 2/1/1785 | Warren Hastings left India on Feb 8 and attended the Council meeting for the last time. |
| 2/1/1785 | Francisco de Almeida, Viceroy of Protuguese India, passed away in a battle. |
| 5/18/1772 | Janoji Bhosle, warrior in Peshwa kingdom, passed away. |
| 9/19/1965 | Government extends ultimatum to India to dismantle forts within four days in China. |
| 12/19/1857 | The trial on Raja Nahar Singh, who was arrested and then was prisioned at Metcalfe House, began on Saturday at 1100 hrs at Delhi. |
| 11/1/1966 | Haryana state was created from Punjab, and Chandigarh was declared as the Union Territory and capital of both Punjab and Haryana. |
| 1/16/1996 | Union Cabinet Minister V.C. Shukla, Balram Jhakar, Madhavrao Scindia, and others including BJP President L.K. Advani, Arjun Singh and Devi Lal chargesheeted in the multi-crore Jain `Hawala' case. CBI seeks sanction to prosecute them. L.K. Advani resigns from Lok Sabha membership. |
| 7/23/2000 | Ram Jethmalani, Union Law Minister, quits the Cabinet after the Prime Minister shows him the door following the outbursts against the Chief Justice of India, Dr. A. S. Anand. |
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