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Historical Event on 1/22/1986
Satwant Singh, Balbir Singh and Kehar Singh, all sikhs, were sentenced to death for the assassination of India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/20/1992 | Nirad C. Chauduri, 94, the Indian writer living in Oxford, made honorary Commander of the British Empire. |
12/28/1907 | Vitthal Narayan Kothiwale, great author, was born at Garoth (Malva). |
2/17/1670 | Shivaji won SinghGarh Fort from Mughals. This victory was on the shoulders of Tanaji who was martyred in this attack. Shivaji proclaimed ""Garh Aalaa Pan Singh Gela"" which means that Fort was won but the Lion was lost. |
3/11/1984 | India's first modern boas `Jalusha' started from Vishakhapattanam. |
8/15/1950 | Earthquake measuring 8.6 on Richter Scale hits Assam in north eastern India claiming 11,000 lives. |
12/26/1917 | Prabhakar Machve, famous Hindi and Marathi litterateur, was born. |
3/1/1997 | India `A' blanks Sri Lanks 5-0 in the inaugural tennis `Tests' in Delhi. |
6/11/1991 | Forty die in rioting in Srinigar, Kashmir. |
7/31/1985 | Lalit Maken, Congress (I) M.P, his wife and a visitor at their residence in Delhi were shot down by terrorists. |
10/24/1605 | Jahangir became the fourth Emperor of Mughal Empire at Agra. |
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