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Historical Event on 3/8/1963

Gursharan Singh Narainsingh, cricketer (Indian batsman played one Test 1989-90), was born in Amritsar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected to become the first President of India and 'Jana Gana Mana....' was accepted as the National Anthem of the country.
10/20/1752The grateful Wazir induced the emperor to make Badan Singh the 'Raja' with the title of Mahendra, and Suraj Mal the 'Mumar Bahadur' with the title of Rajendra.
2/4/1976Lok Sabha's life extended by one year.
9/29/1725Robert Clive, one of the founders of British empire in India and diplomat, was born.
11/16/1913Agnihotri Ambadas Shankar, journalist and litterateur, was born.
6/9/199881 persons are killed as cyclone hits the Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat and Jalore district of Rajasthan. Subsequently, the toll is put at 934 in the Kutch-Saurashtra region alone.
12/16/1952Sri Ramalu Potiu sacrificed his life for the demand of seperate Andhra Pradesh state for the Telugu- speaking people.
7/3/1941Adoor Gopalakrishnan, cinematographer (Kathapurushan, Mathulikal), was born.
9/16/1954The Lok Sabha adopted a clause in the Special Marriage Bill providing for divorce by consent.
7/19/1949Raja of Tehri Garhwal announces merger with Indian Union.