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Historical Event on 3/5/1916

Biju Patnaik, famous Oriya leader and Chief Minister, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/8/1932Indian Air Force Act was passed.
10/17/1979Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
2/16/1993Dr. U.R. Ananta Murthy elected President of the Kendra Sahitya Academy.
9/19/1704Guru Govind Singh died.
3/19/1907Dr. Dilawar Hussain, right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, was born.
2/7/1997Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''.
4/2/1987Indian Standards Institution becomes Bureau of Indian Standards.
4/2/1679Aurangzeb reimposed Jizya Tax to finance the spread of Islam on the Hindus.This Jeziya tax was abolished by Akbar.
5/24/1875Sir Sayed Ahmed Khan established Mohmmad Anglo Oriental School which was renamed in 1920 as 'Aligarh Muslim University'.
6/20/1997Second round of Foreign Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan starts in Islamabad.