History Of 3 May | On This Day In World

In the history of the World, some other important events recorded on the date of 3 May are as follows: -

➧ 1764: The British defeated Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal.

➧ 1765: First American Medical College opens in Philadelphia.

➧ 1845: 1600 people died in a fire in a theatre in Canton, China.

➧ 1896: India's nationalist, politician, diplomat and former Defense Minister of India V.K. Krishna Menon was born.

➧ 1913: The first Indian feature film Raja Harishchandra was released.

➧ 1919: The invasion of British India by Amanullah Khan leading to the Third Anglo-Afghan War.

➧ 1930: Sumitra Singh, the famous lady politician of Rajasthan was born.

➧ 1955: Raghubar Das, the sixth Chief Minister of Jharkhand was born.

➧ 1961: Commander Alan Shepard becomes the first American passenger to go into space.

➧ 1969: The third President of India, Dr. Zakir Hussain died.

➧ 1977: The first female mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani was born to receive the prestigious 'Fields Medal' in the world of mathematics.

➧ 1981: Indian cine actress Nargis died.

➧ 1989: The country's first 50 kW solar power plant was launched in Haryana.

➧ 1993: United Nations declares World Press Freedom Day.

➧ 1998: The euro was accepted as the European currency.

➧ 2006: Pakistan and Iran sign bilateral gas pipeline agreement.

➧ 2008: Tata Steel Limited gets its first coal mining license in the UK.

➧ 2016: Around 80,000 people were evacuated to safer places due to the massive fire in Alberta, Canada and caused billions of dollars in damage.

➧ 2020: CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI), New Delhi developed the Kisan Sabha App to connect farmers to the supply chain and freight transport management system.

➧ 2020: Padma Shri Awardee and famous Kannada poet K. S. Nissar Ahmed passed away. He is also known as "Nityotsav Kavi". He was awarded the Pampa Award (the highest literary award in Karnataka) in 2017.