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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
5/21/1990Moelvi Muhammad Farouk, great Indian spiritual leader, was murdered.
12/7/1979First International Children's Films Festival was held in Bombay.
4/20/1993Jharkhand Movement suspends its 36-days old economic blockade.
7/24/1911Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, was born.
6/14/1996CBI grills PV Prabhakar Rao, son of former PM, for his involvement in the Rs. 133 crore NFL urea import scandal.
1/1/1976Broadcasting of Commercial Advertisements on TV stations started.
1/8/1947Rajasthan University established at Jaipur.
8/8/2000S.Nijalingappa (97), former Karnataka Chief Minister, died at his residence in Chitradurga.
5/29/1968Dara Singh becomes the world wrestling champion.
10/11/1999Atal Behari Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. Two-tier ministry likely.