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Historical Event on 3/5/1989

Bhagwat Jha Azad, Bihar CM, resigns.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/21/1996General Election (11th) of India ended.
1/17/1917Dr. Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran, (M.G.R.), Indian film star, politician and charismatic Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, was born at Kandy, Sri Lanka. He was also the founder of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhaga (AIADMK).
8/15/1947The Indian independence divided not only the country but its armed forces as well. These units came down and their equipment was transferred to the newly created Royal Pakistan Air Force. Thus, the principal components of the Royal Indian Air Force, during the partition, were nos. 3, 4, 7, 8 and 10 Squadrons with Tempest US, No. 2 Squadron with Spitfires and No. 12 Squadron with C-47s and No. 1 Air Observation Flight (AOF). The establishment of this AOF with AOP Auster 4s, 5s and 6s, coincided with independence. No. 6 Squadron, which had been in process of converting from Spitfires to C-47s at Drigh Road, had been stood down and its transports transferred to Pakistan.
4/20/1954Panchsheel agreement between China and India.
5/17/1897Dhirendra Varma, famous linguist, was born.
12/27/1936Golden Jublee Session of Indian National Congress, under the presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, held at Faizpur urging India to strike at British imperialism.
4/14/1905Earthquake at Kangra region in Himachal.
10/26/1935Ashok P.Jain, great industrialist, was born.
10/26/1935Savtamali, famous saint, attains 'samadhee'.
10/6/1999The DMK front is set to win a majority of LS seats in Tamil Nadu.