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Historical Event on 10/3/1988

Lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh after 30 months of being held captive.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/16/1990Dr. R.R. Diwakar, Gandhian and former Union Minister, passed away.
3/31/1964Tram-way service ended in Mumbai (Bombay). This last electric tram left Bori Bunder (CST) for Dadar at 10 p.m., crowds lined the route all the way at that late hour to bid farewell to the common man's transport medium.
7/4/1999S. Vijayalakshmi won the National women's `A' chess championship with a round to spare in Kozhikode.
7/7/1799Ranjit Singh captured Lahore in Punjab from Sikh rulers.
11/5/1870Chittaranjan Das, freedom fighter, famous lawyer and orator, was born at Calcutta.
10/4/1993PM surveys the quake-hit villages and sanctioned Rs. 50 crore.
1/5/1988India's first indigenously built 'Braille' script released short hand machine for the blind.
5/21/1996General Election (11th) of India ended.
1/26/2001Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Ustad Bismillah Khan.
1/28/2000Indian junior cricket team wins the Youth cricket World Cup.