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Historical Event on 8/3/1991
About 280 kgs of gold ornaments valued at $15 million, which had been deposited in the Portuguese bank in Goa by its natives, flown back to India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/27/1991 | Army called out in Srinagar valley after an attack on security forces in which 17 persons were killed. |
| 5/21/1930 | A raid of nationalists on salt works in Dharasana results in 630 casualties and the arrest of Mrs. Naidy, leader of the civil disobedience campaign. |
| 7/26/1994 | Government rejects JPC report on securities scandal. |
| 2/3/1928 | Chandrasekhar Vaman Gadkari, cricketer (Indian batsman in 6 Tests 1953-55), was born at Pune. |
| 1/28/1898 | Nivedita, an Irish lady of Scottish descent, came to India. |
| 5/25/1997 | Seven Pakistani infiltrators are killed in an encounter with BSF in Ranbir Singh Pora. |
| 7/9/1999 | Ashok Mitra (82), noted writer, academician and former bureaucrat, died in Calcutta. |
| 9/3/1997 | India and E.U. sign an agreement envisaging a $200 m. E.U. aid for the country's primary health care programme. |
| 1/1/1986 | Fourth Pay Commission implemented. |
| 2/14/1807 | Khanderao Holkar, one of the sardars in Peshwa kingdom, passed away. |
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