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Historical Event on 10/2/1986
Rajiv Gandhi survives assassination attempt made by Sikh extremists at Raj Ghat.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/30/1941 | Gandhiji, at his own request, is relieved of hi-leadership of Congress by Working Committee. |
| 9/4/1946 | Interim Government formed. |
| 2/21/1878 | Mother-Pondicherry, greatest world teacher, was born in Paris. |
| 7/17/1996 | Madras to be known as 'Chennai' henceforth. |
| 9/23/1863 | Rao Tularam Singh Yadav, freedom fighter, was one of the key leaders of the Indian rebellion of 1857, in Haryana, where he is considered a state hero. |
| 6/23/1984 | An Air-India jumbo jet plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland today, killing all 329 people on board. Indian officials said the crash apparently was caused by a bomb placed aboard the jetliner by a Sikh extremist group as retaliation for an army raid. |
| 2/16/1993 | Dr. U.R. Ananta Murthy elected President of the Kendra Sahitya Academy. |
| 1/31/1997 | Merger of SCICI and ICICI confirmed with effect from 1/4/1996. |
| 4/14/1998 | Kushabhau Thakre is declared elected BJP president. |
| 4/13/1772 | Warren Hastings, who became the president of their Bengal Council, was appointed in the court of Directors of the East India Company. |
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