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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
7/11/1924Moslem-Hindu rebellion in Delhi.
10/13/1999Atal Krishna Bihari Vajpayee became the Prime Minister of India.
12/4/2000India deports TULF functionary-turned LTTE supporter M.K. Eelavendhan, a Chennai resident for over a decade.
4/26/1995Indian Newspaper Society (INS) calls off stir plans following Government conceding a major demand of the newspaper industry by putting newsprint on the Open General Licence (OGL) and abolish the condition requiring newspapers to buy two tonnes of indigenous newsprint in order to import one tonne.
4/1/1996Kerala introduces ban on arrack. 5614 licenced arrack shops closed down.
11/18/1898Prabodhchandra Bagchi, researcher of ""Ancient History of India"", was born.
6/20/1946Kashmir authorities arrest President-elect Nehru for refusing to obey an order banning him from the state.
2/22/1993Sudhakarrao Naik, Mahrashtra CM, resigns in the wake of party dissidence.
3/17/1997Cochin Stock Exchange goes online.
5/13/1962Dr. Zakir Hussain became the Vice President (1962-67).