3rd August – What Happened Today In History? | On This Day

Today In History?

Find out what happened on the 3rd of August in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occur 3rd of August

Sunil Chhetri (born 3 August 1984 in New Delhi) is an Indian footballer who is currently playing for Sporting Clube de Portugal B in the Liga de Honra. Chhetri started his football career playing for school teams and then for his local club, City Club.

Manish Paul (born August 3, 1981 in, Mumbai, India) is an Indian television actor. Manish started his career as an RJ with radio city’s morning drive time – kasakai mumbai. Later he entered channel Star One’s Ghost Bana Dost to play the role of a ghost.

Maithilisharan Gupt (3 August 1886 – 12 December 1964) was one of the most important modern Hindi poets. He is considered among the pioneers of Khari Boli (plain dialect) poetry and wrote in Khari Boli dialect, at a time when most Hindi poets favoured the use of Braj Bhasha dialect.

Vanisri or Ratna Kumari (born 3 August 1948), also known as Vanisree or Vanishree , is a popular Telugu actress in the mid 1960s to the late 1970s. Her portfolio also includes Kannada and Tamil films. Vanisri was born in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India in 1948.

Anu Aga (born 1942) is an Indian businesswoman and social worker, who led Thermax Ltd., the Rs 3246-crore energy and environment engineering major, as its chairperson 1996-2004. She had figured among the eight richest Indian women, and in 2007 was part of 40 Richest Indians by net worth according to Forbes magazine.

Death Anniversaries on 3rd August

Swami Chinmayananda (8 May 1916 – 4 August 1993), born Balakrishna Menon (Balan), was an Indian Hindu spiritual leader and teacher, who inspired the formation of Chinmaya Mission in 1953 to spread the message of Vedanta.

Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV (June 4, 1884 – August 3, 1940, Bangalore Palace), also known popularly as Nalwadi Krishna Raja Wadiyar was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Mysore from 1902 until his death in 1940. He is regarded as one of the most celebrated rulers among the Indian States when India was still under British rule.

Bapi Bose (October 16, 1909 – August 3, 1977), born Sailendra Mohan Bose, was an Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Bengal. He was born in Calcutta and died in Bombay. Bose made two first-class appearances for the Indian University Occasionals, scoring a duck in the first innings in which he batted, against Ceylon.

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