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Historical Event on 9/3/1983
U.S. Census reports world population at 4.72 billion. China has 1.05 billion and India 731 million.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/29/1849 | Maharaj Dulip Singh left the throne of Punjab that once belonged to his late father Ranjit Singh and was then occupied by the East India Company. The Britishers had captured it after defeating the Sikh Army at Amritsar. |
| 7/1/1997 | Prime Minister inaugurated India's first Science City in Calcutta. |
| 12/6/1990 | VHP-sponsored 'karseva' in Ayodhya passes off peacefully. |
| 11/20/1999 | P.G.S. Mony, Indian scientist, is honoured by the French Government. |
| 6/15/1991 | About 50% of the 180.3 million electorate cast their votes in the final phase of Lok Sabha elections. |
| 8/15/1947 | At the stroke of midnight, India is free after 163 years of British Raj. At the same time Muslims win a degree of freedom from Hindus. They have their own separate dominion Pakistan in the British Commonwealth Sect. |
| 5/1/1922 | Madhu Limaye, great politician, freedom fighter, writer and national leader, was born at Pune, Maharashtra. |
| 5/14/1972 | Fighting between Indian and Pakistani forces along the Kashmir border reported. |
| 1/5/1992 | Ravi Shastri scores 206 at SCG before being Warne's 1st cricket Test wkt. |
| 8/12/1928 | The Olympic Games hosted by Amsterdam fully realized Pierre de Coubertin's vision: 'the nations of the world in friendly competition'. After a succession of Olympics dominated by North America and Western Europe, Amsterdam welcomed more than 3,000 competitors. |
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