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Historical Event on 5/3/1997

Vijay Pradhan, additional senior counsel for Srikrishna Commission probing 1992-93 riots in Mumbai, resigns. He is not allowed to cross-examine Chief Minister Manohar Joshi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/20/1888246 reported killed by an hail storm in Moradabad, India.
4/13/1772Warren Hastings, who became the president of their Bengal Council, was appointed in the court of Directors of the East India Company.
5/18/1933Gandhiji commences at noon 21 days' fast for self-purification; released unconditionally at 9 p.m.
8/28/1879Battle at Ulundi, Lord Chelmsford beats king Cetshwayo's Zuluz.
4/11/1999India successfully test-fires the extended range ''Agni-II'' missile, bridging a key gap in its minimum nuclear deterrent profile.
5/16/1995Government of India decides not to extend the validity of TADA Act.
11/15/1621Jahangir captured Kakda Fort.
5/22/1989IRBM 'Agni' Missile launched successfully from Chandipur, Orissa.
7/29/1998The Pratapsingh Rane Ministry in Goa is dismissed. The Governor instals Dr. Wilfred Desouza as Chief Minister.
7/28/199712 persons are killed and 69 injured as New Delhi-bound Karnataka Express rams Himsagar Express at Old Faridabad station level-crossing in Haryana.