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Historical Event on 7/3/1997

Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan gets 1996 Dada Saheb Phalke award for outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/27/1857Nana Sahib was captured at Kanpur.
12/28/1928First talkie feature film 'Melody of Love' was released in India. The film was made by Universal Picture Corporation, America. It's premier was held at Elphinstone Picture Palace, Calcutta.
9/15/1997Prasar Bharati Act comes into force seeking to free Doordarshan and Akashvani from government control.
8/21/1997Krishan Kant assumes office as tenth Vice President of India.
5/17/1998US President Bill Clinton wants India and Pakistan to sign CTBT.
7/12/1994India expels Pak diplomat; Indian attache tortured in Islamabad.
3/28/1956Tirumalai Ananthanpillai Sekhar, great Indian cricket pace-bowler (2 Tests 1982-83 little impact), was born in Madras.
2/6/1990Ashok Shandilya of Railways wins National billiards crown.
11/6/1946P. S. Shivswami Iyyer, great politician and administrator, passed away.
3/18/1990Devi Lal, Deputy PM, withdraws his resignation.