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Historical Event on 8/3/1996

Leander Paes wins a bronze (tennis) at Atlanta, bringing India an Olympic medal after a gap of 16 years.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/11/1993Laxmanrao Madhav Bhide, senior freedom fighter and history expert, passed away.
10/16/1906Shankar Damodar Chitale, famous author and teacher, was born in Secundarabad.
5/13/2000Lara Dutta (21), who said beauty pageants give women a platform to ''voice our choices and opinions'' is named Miss Universe 2000 in the Cyprus capital Nicosia.
3/23/1757Lord Clive conquered Chandranagar after defeating the French troops.
5/10/1927Nayantara Sahgal, famous writer and social reformer, was born.
4/27/2000Arun Bharat Ram takes over as the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry.
8/11/1997Hundreds travelling by Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express from Guwahati have miraculous escape as improvised explosive device planted by suspected Bodo extremists explodes on track near Guwahati.
9/22/1687Aurangzeb ended Kutubshah kingdom.
5/4/1783Tipu Sultan was enthroned as the ruler of Mysore after the death of Haider Ali in a simple ceremony at Bednur. He continued the Second Mysore War against the English. He defeated many EnglishGenerals like Brithwhite & Col. Bailey. Tipu Sultan signed the treaty at Mangalore on 11th March 1784 A.D. which was known as the Mangalore treaty.
5/4/1783Vasco De Gama, Portuguese navigator who discovered India, died in Cochin.