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Historical Event on 8/3/1905

Uma Datt Sraswat, famous writer, was born at Biswan in U.P.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/13/1930Swarup Kishan Reu, cricket test umpire for 17 tests from 1978-85, was born in Delhi and was honoured by Padmashree in 1986. He joins the record of umpiring most Tests for India.
8/21/1972A law was passed for protecting wild animals, including lions and tigers, from extinction.
12/5/1992V. P. Singh and hundreds arrested in Barabanki on the way to Ayodhya.
6/30/1914Mahatma Gandhi's first arrest during campaigning for Indian rights in S Africa.
1/26/1876Railway route started between Mumbai and Calcutta.
5/23/1967South Gujrat University was established.
10/25/2000The BJP Legislature Party in UP elects Rajnath Singh its leader.
8/6/1997Army confirms social activist Sanjay Ghose's death who was abducted by ULFA.
7/24/1993Vajpayee elected leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha.
10/2/1930Jayasinghrao Mansingrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India 1952-59 with little impact), was born in Panchgani, Maharashtra.