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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 |
| 11/5/1996 | United Front suffers a setback with one of its constituents, the Madhya Pradesh Vikas party, deciding to walk out and merge with Congress (I). |
| 10/5/1878 | First Indian circus was played by Vishnu Moreshwar Chhatre of Sangli at Mumbai. |
| 1/1/1979 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Child"". |
| 1/1/1979 | Babur declared battle against Rana Sangram Singh. |
| 3/18/1953 | Backward Classes Commission inaugurated. |
| 1/5/1941 | Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi jr., Indian batsman & youngest Indian Test Captain), was born in Bhopal. |
| 4/2/1702 | Balaji Vishwanath Bhat, first Peshwa, passed away. |
| 8/13/1784 | East India Company was appointed as the centralised Regulatory Authority through India by Pitt's India Act, which was accepted in British Parliament in England. |
| 10/27/1999 | The Archbishop of Delhi rules out Pope John Paul II's dialogue with the VHP during his visit to India in November. |
| 2/17/1907 | Henry Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society-Madras), passed away. |
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