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Historical Event on 8/3/1991
About 280 kgs of gold ornaments valued at $15 million, which had been deposited in the Portuguese bank in Goa by its natives, flown back to India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/14/1950 | Sri Raman Maharshi, modern south Indian saint, passed away . |
| 5/19/1980 | Dr. Ramashankar Shukla 'Rasal', famous writer, passed away. |
| 2/10/1999 | P. Gopi Chand (A.P.) and Aparna Popat (Karnataka) won the men's and women's singles titles respectively in the National badminton championship in Delhi. |
| 8/15/1997 | Freedom fighter's pension to be doubled from the existing Rs. 1,500. |
| 9/29/1959 | Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat. |
| 11/24/1932 | The Third Round Table Conference ended in London. As Gandhi was in prison because of his civil disobedience movement he could not attend it. This conference ended without achieving anything. |
| 1/26/1996 | 47th Republic Day celebrated;Chief Guest was Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil. |
| 9/25/1999 | Eighth SAF Games inaugurated in Kathmandu. |
| 4/29/1848 | Raja Ravi Verma, famous classic, prolific painter and great Indian Artist, was born in Kilimanoor, Kerala. |
| 7/29/1996 | Aruna Asaf Ali, freedom fighter and player of important role in Quit India Movement, passed away in New Delhi. She was awarded with Bharat Ratna. |
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