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Historical Event on 5/3/1945

Hurricane-equipped squadrons played a major role in the Arakan offensive which began in December 1944, disrupting the enemy's lines of communication and constantly harrying the Japanese forces until victory was achieved with the re-occupation of Rangoon.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/6/2000Richa Mishra creates a national record in the women's 400m individual medley in 5.15.28sec in the 55th Senior National Aquatic championship in Calcutta.
9/11/1906Gandhiji addressed a mass meeting of Indians at Johannesburg, where they took oath of passive resistance against the newly promulgated 'Transvaal Asiatic Law Amendment Ordinance'.
1/14/1843Fakir Mohan Senapati, great writer and nationalist, was born.
8/15/1947Brigadier Thakur Mahadeo Singh was the first Indian Commandant. He was the DSO of Indian Militery Academy.
5/12/1937George VI is crowned.
1/2/1994India and Pakistan resume talks after a gap of 16 months.
12/4/1989Hardeo Joshi replaces Shiv Charan Mathur as CM of Rajasthan.
3/29/1992Centenary celebrations of Tansa Dam held at Tansa. No of Seats of the Standing Committee and Education Committee increased from 20 to 27and 20 to 26 respectively and that of the B.E.S. & T. Committee from 12 to 17 (Vide Maharashtra Act XXI of 1992) (CIVIC).
2/1/1942Lt Col HT Hogan raised the Regiment at Malir Cantonment.
4/22/1915Hem Barua, famous Assami and English litterateur, was born.