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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
9/9/1896Shyam Lal Gupt 'Parshad', freedom fighter, social worker and Padamshree awardee, was born in Narwal village near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh.
11/13/1970Flooding ravages Ganges delta. 200,000 million killed.
8/12/1991Parliament passes the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (prevention) amendment bill.
7/2/1993ONGC converted into corporation by ordinance.
12/8/1999The Opposition attacks Prime Minister Vajpayee for ""withholding'' information on ministers' resignation.
3/24/2000Rupali Repale of India becomes the first woman and the youngest to swim the Robben Island channel-both ways.
8/15/1994Sukumar Gupta, a socialist, dies.
6/1/1972Space Commission and Department of Space was set up. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) brought under Department of Space (DOS).
8/10/1904Japanese troups were defeated by the Russian Amry at Port Aurther.
11/19/1996Krishnarao Shiva Shelvankar, journalist and diplomat, passed away at 90.