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Historical Event on 8/3/1886

Maithili Sharan Gupta, first man of modern Hindi poetry and literature, writer, patriot and social worker, was born at Chirgaon village near Jhansi.

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3/1/1978Justice Y. Y. Chandrachud is sworn in as the Chief Justice of India.
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1/6/1832Publication of 'Darpan' magazine started.
7/25/1987Ramaswamy Venkataraman became the eighth President of India. He held this office till July 25, 1992.
11/11/1906Chetput Ramaswami Pattabhi Raman, politician and social worker, was born at Madras.
6/7/1955Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Prime Minister, visited U.S.S.R.
1/31/1983The first floating Dry Dock was launched at Howrah.
1/14/1851Peshwa Bajirao Raghunath, last Peshwa of Marathas, passed away at Brahmawart.
5/6/1948India rejected the Security Council's plan for UN supervision over plebiscite in Kashmir.
11/25/1977John Lobo became the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/79).