Year 1765
Clive became Governor of Bengal for the second time from England after he returned to Calcutta.
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3 May: 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 May.
Observances & Special Days
Sun Day (International)
World Press Freedom Day
Year 1908
Freedom fighter Prafulchand Chaki shot himself after executing Muzaffarpur bombings.
Year 1913
Dadasaheb Phalke’s ‘Raja Harishchandra’, the first Indian silent film, released.
Year 1927
Riots between Sikhs and Muslims in Lahore claim 14 lives and leave 100 injured.
Year 1939
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose formed the All India Forward Bloc.
Year 1947
Formation of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC).
Year 1962
Hundreds of Muslims are killed in clashes with Hindus in West Bengal
Year 1964
Mir Kasim, with the backing of the Delhi Emperor, attacked Patna but this weak Emperor was defeated by the Britishers. Britishers became the rulers of Bengal, the richest province of India.
Year 1969
Shri Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) became the acting President of India.
Year 1997
Vijay Pradhan, additional senior counsel for Srikrishna Commission probing 1992-93 riots in Mumbai, resigns. He is not allowed to cross-examine Chief Minister Manohar Joshi.
Year 1998
A historic decision by European leaders to accept the euro as the European currency.
Year 1998
Kushabhau Thakre takes over as the new BJP President.
Year 1999
Edwin Jaskulski, a 96-year-old man, set the world record for the 100m in 24.04 seconds.
Year 1999
The infiltration of Pakistani soldiers on the Indian side resulted in the Kargil war.
Year 1999
Cochin Port Trust men and Southern Railway women won the 21st Federation Cup volleyball titles in Pathanamthitta.
Year 2002
An Indian Air Force MiG-21 crashed into a bank in Jalandhar, killing eight and injuring 17.
Born 1469
Niccolo Machiavelli, an Italian Renaissance diplomat, philosopher, and writer.
Born 1718
Baba Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, a great freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, was born at Ahlu village, Lahore.
Born 1896
Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, great nationalist, lawyer, freedom fighter, barrister and member of the Rajya Sabha, was born at Panniyankara in Calicut, Kerala.
Born 1936
Engelbert Humperdinck [Arnold George Dorsey], a famous singer, was born in Madras, India.
Born 1951
Ashok Gehlot, an Indian politician and the Chief Minister of Rajasthan.
Born 1959
Sadhvi Uma GulabSingh Bharti was born in Dunda, Distt. Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh).
Died 1912
Maulvi Nazir Ahmad Dehlvi, an Urdu novel writer, social and religious reformer, and orator.
Died 1969
Zakir Husain, the third President of India.
Died 1971
D. R. Gadgil, an Indian economist, institution builder, and the vice-chairman of the Planning Commission of India.
Died 1977
Hamid Dalwai, an Indian social reformer, thinker, activist, and writer.
Died 1981
Nargis Dutt, an Indian film actress.
Died 1994
Election Commission recognises DMK headed by M. Karunanidhi as the rightful claimant to the symbol of the rising sun and the flag reserved for it.
Died 2006
Pramod Mahajan, an Indian politician.