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Historical Event on 8/3/1997
Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes win the doubles title in the Canadian Maurier Super Nine Doubles Open tennis championships held in Montreal.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/19/1697 | Maharana Pratap, the founder of Mewad and eminent personality, passed away. |
| 5/3/1913 | Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, more generally known as Dada Saheb Phalke, was responsible for the production of India's first fully indigenous silent four-reel feature film 'Raja Harishchandra' which heralded the birth of the Indian film industry. The film had titles in Hindi and English and was released on May 3, 1913 at the Coronation Cinematograph in Bombay. |
| 5/10/1996 | Congress Chief Ministers of Assam, Haryana & Pondicherry resign. |
| 7/15/1936 | Hridayanand 'Kumaresh' Tiwari, great Hindi poet and writer, was born in Reoti, U.P. |
| 8/8/1911 | Following the end of a heavy monsoon, parts of India were hit by a cholera epidemic. |
| 1/1/1995 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Tolerance"". |
| 6/3/1895 | Kavalam Madhava Panikkar, historian and Indian diplomat (Asia & Western Dominance), was born. |
| 3/26/1977 | Morarji Desai, the new Prime Minister, forms his Cabinet. |
| 3/23/1913 | Indian Muslim Conference passes resolution demanding immediate self-government. |
| 7/3/1975 | Virendrakishor Roy Chaudhary, famous music director, passed away. |
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