Today in Indian History
Events for June 3
| 3-June-1818 | Maratha wars between British & Maratha Confederacy in India ends. |
| 3-June-1844 | Balkrishna Bhatt, essay writer, critic and journalist in Hindi, was born. |
| 3-June-1865 | George V, King of England (1910-36), was born. |
| 3-June-1890 | Baburao Painter (Baburao Krishnaji Meshri), famous painter, sculptor, film producer and director, was born. |
| 3-June-1890 | Khan Abdul Gafar Khan, follower of Mahatma Gandhi, was born. |
| 3-June-1895 | Kavalam Madhava Panikkar, historian and Indian diplomat (Asia & Western Dominance), was born. |
| 3-June-1901 | Mahakavi G.Sankara Kurup, Malayalam poet, was born. He was the first winner of the conveted Gyaanpeeth Award in 1965 for his poems “”Odakkuzhal”” in Malayala |
| 3-June-1912 | Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej, great industrialist, was born. |
| 3-June-1915 | Sir’ knighthood was granted to Gurudev Ravindranath Tagore by the British Government. |
| 3-June-1916 | Smt. Nathibai Damodar Thakarsey Women’s University was established. |
| 3-June-1924 | Muthuvel Karunanidhi, politician and playwright, was born in Thirukkuvalai (Thanjavur). |
| 3-June-1929 | Chimanbhai Patel, former Chief Minister of Gujarat, was born. |
| 3-June-1930 | George John Fernandes, social reformer and politician, was born in Mangalore (Karnataka). |
| 3-June-1947 | British Government issued the partition plan, which was worked out by Lord Louis Mountbatten in New Delhi and was accepted by both Muslim League and Congress. The salient features of the partition were, 1) Provices of Bengal and Punjab to be divided., 2) The Indians will form the constitution of India and it will only be applicable in the areas where people accept it., 3) The province of Baluchistan shall adopt proper ways to decide its future., 4) 562 Princely States shall be free to decide their own future., 5) Referendum shall be held in N.W.F.P. and Assam., 6) The Governor General of both countries shall be the executive head of their respective countries., 7) Military assets shall be divided between the two countries and 8) Red Cliff Mission was setup, to demarcate the boundaries of the two countries. India would become free on 15th August 1947. |
| 3-June-1947 | Evening newspaper ‘Jay Hind’ published. |
| 3-June-1972 | First British designed Indian built mordern warship of the Leander class, ‘INS Nilgiri’ commissioned Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, was completely made in Mazgaon Dock, Mumbai. |
| 3-June-1977 | K. Brahmananda Reddi elected President of the Indian National Congress. |
| 3-June-1985 | The week comprising of five working days was implemented in Central Government Offices for its staff. |
| 3-June-1992 | Kerala CM K. Karunakaran injured in a road accident. |
| 3-June-1992 | M. N. Goiporia, SBI Chairman, asked to go on leave following security scam. |
| 3-June-1993 | K N Venkatasubramanian,IOC Chairman, suspended for leaking information about oil purchase plans to international dealers. |
| 3-June-1995 | Mayavati (BSP) becomes the new CM of UP with the outside support of BJP. |
| 3-June-1995 | President’s rule in J&K extended for another 6 months. |
| 3-June-1997 | Four women ministers (Renuka Choudhry, Kamala Sinha, Ratnamala Savanur & Jayanti Natarajan) join I K Gujral cabinet. |
| 3-June-1998 | The naval version of the surface-to-air missile, Trishul, is test-fired in Kochi. |
| 3-June-1999 | Flight Lieutenant K. Nachiketa is handed over by the International Committee of the Red Cross to the Indian High Commissioner inside the High Commission premises. |
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