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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
10/31/1962Krishna Menon, Home Minister, resign due to attack by China.
1/16/1990All Governors asked to resign.
4/15/1883Narhar Raghunath Phatak, famous journalist and historian, was born.
10/9/1993C. R. Rangachari, cricketer (4 Tests for India, 8 runs @ 2.66, 9 wkts @ 54.78), passed away.
6/23/1895Kali Charan Ghosh, great Hindi writer, was born at Calcutta.
6/20/1997Basu Bhattacharya (65), film-maker, died in Mumbai.
12/28/1928First talkie feature film 'Melody of Love' was released in India. The film was made by Universal Picture Corporation, America. It's premier was held at Elphinstone Picture Palace, Calcutta.
6/17/1995Motilal Vohra, UP Governor, sets agenda for a two-day special session of the UP Assembly asking the speaker to take up a motion against self first.
8/19/1907Acharya Hajariprasad Dwivedi was born.
1/6/1947All India Congress Commitee accepted the division of country.