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Historical Event on 9/3/1987
Vishwanathan Anand, 17, becomes India's first and the world's youngest Grandmaster.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/27/1999 | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Madhya Pradesh splits. |
| 8/30/1990 | Parliament unanimously passes the Prasar Bharati Bill. |
| 4/30/1870 | Dadasaheb Phalke alias Dhundiraj Gobind Phalke was born at Trymbakeshwar near Nasik, Maharashtra. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra' and founded Phalke & Co. at Bombay. He was a director, producer, writer, editor & laboratorian, portrait photographer and also a scene-painter. |
| 1/22/1903 | Shankar Das Banerji, lawyer and politician, was born at Calcutta. |
| 7/24/1993 | Vajpayee elected leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha. |
| 1/28/1925 | Raja Ramanna, fourth President of Indian Atomic Energy Commission, was born. |
| 3/23/2000 | Udham Singh (72), hockey legend, died at his home town in Sansarpur (near Jalandhar). |
| 3/24/1855 | First long distance telegram message was opened between Agra and Calcutta at a distance of 1,300 km. |
| 1/1/1989 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Young Reader"". |
| 7/30/1993 | CBI arrests Bhupen Dalal and three other brokers for cheating of LIC Mutual Funds involving Rs.173 crore. |
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