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Historical Event on 8/3/1960
Gopal Sharma, great Indian cricket off-spinner (2 Tests 1984-85), was born in Kanpur.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
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| 11/17/1994 | Dr. Harbhajan Singh, Punjabi poet, wins Saraswati Samman. |
| 1/6/1981 | Indian Ocean bed on their research ship Gavesani of the National Institute succeeded from the depth of 4,300 metres. |
| 8/26/1997 | Commander of Uri sector Brigadier Jasbir Singh Lidder and another senior army officer have a narrow escape as Pakistani troops fire on their cavalcade at Chakori near LOC in J&K. |
| 5/19/1796 | Game protection law restricts encroachment on Indian hunting grounds. |
| 3/30/1993 | Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy. |
| 1/11/1995 | Kumari Anandan replaces Vazhapadi K. Ramamurthy as TNCC (I) chief. |
| 5/27/1930 | India's major cities are seething with unrest following the arrest of Mahatma Gandhi and thousands of his followers in the campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. Civil unrest in Bombay, where at least six were killed and sixty injured. |
| 8/2/1953 | Baldev Ramji Mirdha ""Kisan Kesari"", great social worker, leader and politician, died in harness while going to address a Kisan Conference. He also played a vital role in formation of Rajasthan. |
| 2/9/1989 | Sanjay Khan, actor-director, critically injured in a fire accident. |
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