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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
6/3/1999Flight Lieutenant K. Nachiketa is handed over by the International Committee of the Red Cross to the Indian High Commissioner inside the High Commission premises.
6/3/1999Khidr Khan Syed, Governor of Lahore, replaced Daulat Khan Lodi on Delhi's throne.
2/13/1991Surjit Singh Barnala resigns as Governor of Tamil Nadu.
5/14/1972Fighting between Indian and Pakistani forces along the Kashmir border reported.
1/5/1671Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj captured the 'Salher' fort from Mughals.
8/15/1960Maharashtra State Sahkari Grihvitta Corporation was established.
1/24/2000Supreme Court imposes, with immediate effect, a ban on industries in Delhi and Haryana from discharging untreated industrial effluents into the Yamuna.
11/27/1976Gajanan Tryambak Madkholkar, famous journalist, novelist and critic, passed away.
6/18/1946First Satyagraha movement was started for Goa liberation from the Portuguese.
8/15/1996Deve Gowda speaks in Hindi on the occasion of the 50th Independence Day.