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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 |
| 10/13/1905 | Sister Nivedita died. |
| 10/3/1988 | Lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh after 30 months of being held captive. |
| 11/15/1999 | The no-confidence motion moved against Om Prakash Chautala by the opposition failed in Haryana. |
| 11/15/1999 | Father Francis Xavier, Spanish founder of the Jesuits, 35, and three friends set sail from Lisbon, Portugal for Goa. They became the first Roman Catholic missionaries to travel to India. |
| 4/18/1904 | Ramnath Goenka, president and founder of Indian Express Group, was born. |
| 8/10/1905 | Sundarji Gokuldas Betard, modern Gujrathi poet, was born. |
| 2/17/1980 | Indira Gandhi dissolves nine state assemblies led by opposition. She imposed presidential rule in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, U.P., Bihar, Orissa, M.P., Rajasthan, Punjab and Gujarat. |
| 4/23/1991 | Major parties agree to have polls in Punjab. |
| 4/8/1919 | Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns. |
| 5/19/1971 | Indian Navy's first submarine station started at 'Veer Bahu' in Visakhapatanam. |
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