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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 |
| 8/18/1969 | Humayun Kabir, great politician, died. |
| 10/11/1996 | Supreme Court ruling on change of venue of Rao's trial. |
| 11/15/1913 | Ravindranath Tagore (1861-1941), received the message that he was awarded with Noble Prize in literature for his collection of poems ""Gitanjali"" . He was the first Indian to be awarded with Nobel Prize. (13 or 15) |
| 1/28/1898 | Nivedita, an Irish lady of Scottish descent, came to India. |
| 8/10/1989 | Panchayatraj' and 'Nagarpalika' bills were passed in Parliament's Lok Sabha. |
| 9/19/1936 | Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, expert in north Indian classical music, died. He was also a lawyer, professor and social reformer. |
| 7/8/1996 | T.N. Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner, wins Magsaysay award. |
| 10/1/1978 | In the Child Marriage Act, minimum age for marriage was raised to 21 year for males and 18 years for females. |
| 10/5/1989 | Dalai Lama was honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize (1989). |
| 3/30/1989 | Waman Ganpat Behre `Sobat', editor of weekly, passed away. |
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