03
June

What Happened this Day in India History Events.

1867 Birth of India's famous educationist, politician, social reformer, jurist and writer Harvilas Sharda.
1901 Birth of first winner of Jnanpith Award Mahakavi Ji Shankar Krup.
1915 The British government conferred the title of knighthood on Rabindranath Tagore.
1918 'Hindi Sahitya Sammelan' was organized in Indore under the chairmanship of Mahatma Gandhi and based on a resolution passed in it, Hindi was considered as the official language.
1924 The birth of M Karunanidhi, five times Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
1930 The birth of George Fernandes, the historic railway strike organizer in India.
1947 Lord Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India under the British Raj, announced the partition of India.
1972 The country's first modern warship, the Nilgiris, was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of the country, Indira Gandhi.
1974 Death of Bihar Chief Minister and freedom fighter Krishna Ballabh Sahay.
1985 The Government of India started a five-day working day week.
2014 Former Union Minister Gopinath Munde died in a road accident in New Delhi.