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Historical Event on 3/8/1963

Gursharan Singh Narainsingh, cricketer (Indian batsman played one Test 1989-90), was born in Amritsar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/16/1997Queen Elizabeth visits Kalakshetra where she witnesses Bharatanatyam show and film shooting at MGR Film City, Taramani in Chennai. She also goes to Kancheepuram and Sriperumbudur (Rajiv Gandhi memorial).
11/6/1962National Defence Council established.
12/22/1751Battle of Mandavgargh.
8/16/1958Pather Panchali' won the top five awards, including feature length motion picture, and got a honorary mention at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
1/24/1980E. K. Nayanar forms Government in Kerala.
11/3/1961Gold Bond scheme was started to boost Indian economy after Indo-China war.
1/20/1952Vasant Patankar, famous Marathi writer, was born.
6/13/1973Sir Ram Nath Chopra, great professor of Pharmacology of National Drug Research Institute of India, passed away.
2/6/1827Shyam Shastri, musician and a great artist of India, passed away at the age of 65 years.
7/12/1993West Bengal Governor Dr. Nurul Hasan, 72, died.