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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.

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12/20/1988The Constitution (62nd Amendment) Bill for reducing the voting age from 21 to 18 years receives Parliamentary approval.
1/15/1958Tamil becomes the official language of Madras.
9/12/1932Vijaya Shriniwas Jahagirdas, famous Marathi story writer and poet, was born.
6/9/1999The Indian army occupies two key positions in the Batalik sector.
2/21/1997J. M. Lyngdoh appointed Election Commissioner.
5/14/1994LTTE banned for the second time under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
10/29/1851British Indian Association was established in Bengal with Radha Kanta Dev as president and Devendranath Tagore as the Secretary.
9/13/2000Central Government withdraws the ban on use of non-iodised salt despite protests from the medical community and several state governments.
1/14/1998The Prime Ministers of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh come together for a three-nation business summit in Dhaka.