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Historical Event on 8/3/1957

Devdas Gandhi, son of Rashtrapita Mahatma Gandhiji and noted journalist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/10/1989Panchayatraj' and 'Nagarpalika' bills were passed in Parliament's Lok Sabha.
3/19/1998BJP-led coalition government is sworn in. Atal Behari Vajpayee became the second time Prime Minister of India.
8/29/1926Ramkrishna Hegde, former Central Cabinet Minister and Chief Minister of Karnataka, was born.
11/8/1661Guru Har Rai passed away. Second son Har Kishan became the eighth Sikh Guru age of 5 years 4 Months. He passed away at the age of 7 years 9 Months.
2/2/1965Government sanction was accorded to the Officers Training School for the start of Short Service Regular Commission.
11/20/1997Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives in New Delhi. India and Palestinian national authority take stock of stalled West Asia peace process. Two sides sign first umbrella Memorandum of Understanding.
1/24/1951Nehru assails US. demand for UN to name Peking as aggressor in Korea, New Delhi.
8/13/2000The Government announces the opening up of the national long distance communication segment with no restriction on the number of players.
6/19/1979Morarji Desai resigns after split in Janata Party.
5/23/1903Gemini Roy, famous Painter, joined Government School of Arts and Crafts at Calcutta.