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Historical Event on 5/3/1945
Hurricane-equipped squadrons played a major role in the Arakan offensive which began in December 1944, disrupting the enemy's lines of communication and constantly harrying the Japanese forces until victory was achieved with the re-occupation of Rangoon.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/8/1875 | Tej Bahadur Sapru, great leader, was born. |
| 9/28/1964 | The simmering dispute of India and Pakistan between the Hindus and Muslims erupted again in Kashmir. Fighting was also reported on this day in the Indian province of Rajasthan. China, which supported Pakistan in the dispute, sent massed troops on its border. |
| 1/22/1992 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. |
| 9/3/1767 | Colonel Smith was defeated in the battle of Changama that took place between the combined forces of Nizam and Hyder Ali and the British army. This was the first war of Mysore. The British concluded a humiliating peace with Hyder Ali of Mysore. |
| 7/9/1999 | Ashok Mitra (82), noted writer, academician and former bureaucrat, died in Calcutta. |
| 6/6/1990 | GOI decides to extend validity of passports to 10 years. |
| 4/7/1986 | Charles Sobhraj and his associate David Hall were nabbed at Mapusa in Goa. |
| 3/10/1995 | Ashok Padbidri, famous journalist and editor, died. |
| 4/12/1967 | U. Thant,UN Secretary General, receives the first Nehru Award for international understanding. |
| 12/28/1981 | Salman Rushdie is awarded the Booker Prize for Midnight's Children. |
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