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Historical Event on 5/3/1994
Election Commission recognises DMK headed by M. Karunanidhi as the rightful claimant to the symbol of rising sun and the flag reserved for it.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/25/1932 | King George V's chair collapsed during his Christmas dinner speech. |
| 7/10/1909 | Gandhiji arrives in London with the assistance of Lord Ampthill and works ceaselessly to educate influential British leaders and the public, and also to move Imperial authorities. |
| 1/15/2000 | Baba Amte, social artist, receives Gandhi Peace Prize 1999, from the President K. R. Narayanan. |
| 12/29/1844 | W.C. Bonerjee, first President of the Indian National Congress, was born in Kidderpore, Calcutta. |
| 5/13/1905 | Fakruddin Ali Ahmed, the fifth President of India, was born at Delhi. |
| 2/20/1987 | Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh becomes the 23rd and 24th states of Indian Union. |
| 4/11/1999 | A.K.A. Abdul Samad (72), general secretary of IUML and State unit president, died in Chennai. |
| 12/1/1947 | India all out for 58 vs Australia at Gabba. |
| 1/2/1947 | Mahatma Gandhi met Lord Bevin, the personal emissary of British Prime Minister Winston Churchil, in Delhi. Beven is reported to have told the great man, ''Eighteen languages, 500 dialects, some 30 religions, a million Gods and Goddesses, 300 million individuals, an infinity of castes and sub castes, and a population (that is) practically illiterate and half of which (are) beggars or thieves... Good luck, sir! Such a nation is ungovernable! It'd take you centuries to get anywhere!''. Gandhiji wrapped his large, white shawl a little more closely around him, and modestly replied, 'India has eternity before her.. and ""All around me is utter darkness"". |
| 6/26/1888 | Ghanshyam Das Birla, great freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Pilani. |
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