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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
9/7/1931The Second Round Table conference began in London and lasted till 1st December, 1931. Congress was solely represented by Gandhi and Muslim League by Sir Allama Iqbal and Quaid-e-Azam. Two committees were set up to carry out the work of the conference on Federal Structure and Minorities. Gandhi was the member of both the committees. He claimed that being the sole representative of the Congress, he represented the whole of India. Quaid-e-Azam replied that Muslims are a separate nation. Sir Shafi demanded that the 14 points of Quaid-e-Azam be incorporated in the future constitution.
8/17/1944Indian Viceroy Viscount Wavell rejects Gandhi's request to discuss war support in return for Indian independence.
7/31/1993Transport operators begin nation-wide strike.
3/20/1991Simultaneous polls in Tamil Nadu.
1/2/1990Capt. Nivedita Bhasin, 26, becomes the youngest woman pilot in world civil aviation history to command a jet aircraft.
4/24/1932450 people seized by British for defying ban on Indian National Congress.
1/5/1992Ravi Shastri scores 206 at SCG before being Warne's 1st cricket Test wkt.
2/13/1998India signs two agreements with the U.N. Development Fund for a $13.75-million grant for food security and environment support.
10/6/1913V. R. Kant, famous poet, was born.
7/24/1997Mahasweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, is recipient of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts for her writings on indigenous communities.