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Historical Event on 6/3/1930
George John Fernandes, social reformer and politician, was born in Mangalore (Karnataka).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/17/1877 | Feroz Shah died at Makka, Saudi. |
| 10/16/1905 | Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement. |
| 3/8/1963 | Gursharan Singh Narainsingh, cricketer (Indian batsman played one Test 1989-90), was born in Amritsar. |
| 2/5/1968 | Narottam Nagar, veteran hindi writer, passed away. |
| 8/19/1977 | Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake. |
| 1/15/1899 | Musaffir, Giani Gurmukh Singh, writer and politician, was born at Udhwal (Pakistan). |
| 5/8/1954 | Indian Government decided to integrate Chandranagar in West Bengal which was under the rule of the French. |
| 10/20/1989 | Pakistan win Sharjah Trophy over West Indies and India. |
| 8/3/1995 | Enron Power Project scrapped by Maharashtra government. |
| 3/10/2000 | Nitish Kumar, Bihar Chief Minister, submits his resignation without putting his motion of seeking a trust vote to test in the assembly. The RJD leader Rabri Devi meets the Governor and stakes claim to form the Government. |
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