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Historical Event on 5/3/1962

Hundreds of Muslims are killed in clashes with Hindus in West Bengal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/28/1950The Finance Minister announces the setting up of the Planning Commission with Nehru and Nanda as Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively.
1/15/1956Erach Jahangir Sorabji Taraporewala, famous Indian language expert, passed away.
8/28/1904First car rally between Calcutta to Barakpur held.
8/4/1997Nilesh Kulkarni becomes the first Indian to take a wicket with his first ball in Test Cricket (Colombo).
2/11/1906Daily Tribune' started its printing from Lahore.
3/15/1941Gorkha Rifles Battalion Group (INDBATT) unit was raised as the 4th Battalion, the 2nd King Edward VII's own Gorkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) by Lt Col O'de T Lovett at Deharadun.
1/30/1948Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the spiritual leader of Indian independence, was shot and killed by a Hindu extremist. The 78-year-old Gandhi was shot at point-blank range as he was walking through a garden to a pergola, where he was to deliver his daily prayer meeting.
4/2/1987Indian Standards Institution becomes Bureau of Indian Standards.
1/27/1967Delimitation Agreement for Warfare in space was signed by 60 nations in United Nation.
3/2/1986Kashinath Ghanekar, famous stage artist, passed away.