3rd May What Happened Today In History?

What Happened Today In History?

Find out what happened on 3rd May in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occurred on 3rd May.

Famous Birthdays in History on this day:

Aruna Irani (born May 3, 1952) is an Indian actress who has acted in over 300 films mostly playing supporting roles. She dance in the songs “Chadti Jawani”, “Dilbar Dilse Pyare”, “Ab Jo Mile Hai” from film Caravan (1971) and “Main Shayar To Nahi” from film Bobby (1973) amongst others.
Meghana Raj is an Indian film actress, who works in the South Indian film industries. She made her acting debut in the 2009 Telugu film Bendu Apparao R.M.P. Meghana Raj was born in Bangalore, Karnataka as the only daughter to film actors Sundar Raj and Pramila Joshai.
Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon (3 May 1896 – 6 October 1974) was an Indian nationalist, diplomat and statesman, described as the second most powerful man in India by Time magazine and others, after his ally and intimate friend, Jawaharlal Nehru.
Ashok Gehlot is the 21st & 23rd Chief Minister of the state of Rajasthan, India. Ashok Gehlot, son of Lachman Singh Gehlot, was born on 3 May 1951 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. A Science and Law graduate, Gehlot also holds a MA degree in Economics.
Uma Ragini Bharti (born May 3, 1959), is an Indian politician. She was born in Tikamgarh District, Madhya Pradesh and from a very young age, started holding discourses on Indian Epics.Her father was an atheist. Raised under the care of the late Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia of Gwalior.

Death anniversaries on 3rd May:

Zakir Hussain pronunciation (February 1897 – 3 May 1969) was the third President of India, from 13 May 1967 until his death on 3 May 1969. He was the first elected Muslim president of India.
Pramod Venkatesh Mahajan (30 October 1949 – 3 May 2006) was a prominent Indian politician. He was one of the most powerful second generation leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and, at the time of his death, was locked in a power struggle over who would take over the reins of the BJP when the current aging leadership retires.

Notable Events:

1764 – Mir Kasim with backing of Emperor of Delhi attacked British at Patna. (Date to be confirmed from other sources. Battle of Buxar is a different battle that took place on 23 October 1764.)
1913 – Raja Harischandra, the first Indian film shown at Coronation Cinematography in Bombay.
1930 – JRD Tata flight to England.
1947 – INTUC was established.
1998 – Kushabhau Thakre became BJP President.