Year 1818
Maratha wars between British & Maratha Confederacy in India ended.
JUNE 3
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3 June: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 3 June.
Observances & Special Days
Mabo Day (Australia)
Opium Suppression Movement Day (Taiwan)
World Clubfoot Day
Year 1915
Rabindranath Tagore was conferred the prestigious Knighthood by the British Government.
Year 1938
Germany passed a law related to Entartete Art making art robbery legal.
1947, 3rd June: Lord Mountbatten released the 3 June Plan or Mountbatten Plan on the partition of India. As per this plan, The Independence Act of 1947 was implemented.
Year 1969
The final episode of Star Trek: The Original Series (Turnabout Intruder) was aired on NBC.
Year 1972
INS Nilgiri, first India built modern-age warship, was commission in the Indian Navy.
Year 1984
Operation Blue Star, a military offensive, is launched by the Indian government at Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for Sikhs, in Amritsar. The operation continues until June 6, with casualties, most of them civilians, in excess of 5,000.
Year 1995
Mayavati (BSP) became the new CM of UP with the outside support of BJP.
Born 1865
George V, King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India.
Born 1890
Baburao Painter, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1954)
Born 1901
G. Sankara Kurup, an Indian poet, essayist, and literary critic of Malayalam literature.
Born 1924
M. Karunanidhi, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
Born 1930
George Fernandes, Indian journalist, and politician, Minister of Defence for India
Born 1966
Wasim Akram, a Pakistani cricket commentator, coach, and former cricketer.
Born 1986
Rafael Nadal, a Spanish professional tennis player.
Died 1657
William Harvey, an English physician.
Died 1925
V. V. S. Aiyar, an Indian revolutionary.
Died 1932
Sir Dorabji Tata, an Indian businessman.
Died 1989
Ayatollah Khomeini, an Iranian politician, revolutionary, and cleric.
Died 1990
Robert Noyce, co-founder of Intel Corporation.
Died 2011
Bhajan Lal, Indian politician, 6th Chief Minister of Haryana (b. 1930)
Died 2013
Atul Chitnis, German-Indian technologist and journalist (b. 1962)
Died 2014
Gopinath Munde, an Indian politician.
Died 2016
Muhammad Ali, an American professional boxer, activist, and philanthropist.