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Historical Event on 8/3/1996
Leander Paes wins a bronze (tennis) at Atlanta, bringing India an Olympic medal after a gap of 16 years.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/5/1997 | Brahmapuram diesel power project, KSEB's first thermal power project, situated 25 km from Kochi, Kerala commissioned. |
| 5/29/1967 | First blowdown of the 4 ft trisonic tunnel; the tunnel with all auxiliary facilities such as compressor system, electrical sub-station, design office and model fabrication shop is formally set up and commissioned by National Aeronautical Laboratory. |
| 3/12/1954 | Indian National Academy of Letters ""Sahitya Academy"" inaugurated by Dr. Radhakrishnan. |
| 6/7/2000 | Telecom Commission approves the free phone bonanza for all telecom employees announced by the Union Communications Minister Ram Vilas Paswan. |
| 7/23/1956 | India celebrates the birth centenary of Bal Gangadhar ""Lokmanya"" Tilak. |
| 1/29/1993 | Test debut of Vinod Kambli, prolific Indian batsman. |
| 8/18/1958 | Dr.Bhagwandas, famous Congress leader and theosophist, died. |
| 1/2/1994 | Warden's in Arambaug, India lead about a fifty hungry and bruised elephants into a forest for temporary shelter. After a week, the herd strayed from a santuary, stampeding villagers and terrorising peasants. |
| 8/11/1893 | First Hindu-Muslim riots in Maharashtra. |
| 5/24/1960 | Dr. Ida Sophie Schruder, founder of famous 'Vellore Hospital', passed away in Kodaikanal. |
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