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Historical Event on 8/10/1986
Gen. A.S. Vaidya, who was Chief of Army Staff, at the time of 'Operation Blue Star', was shot dead at Pune.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/22/1914 | M. L. Bhowmik, social reformer and politician, was born Kailashahar, Tripura. |
| 3/2/1949 | Sarojini Naidu, ""Nightingale of India"", freedom fighter, social worker and patriot, passed away when she was the Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress. She took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931. |
| 7/4/1986 | Sunil Gavaskar celebrated his 115th Test in cricket at Edgbaston. |
| 11/23/1983 | Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), the seventh biennial Commonwealth Summit, meets in New Delhi. |
| 3/3/1997 | Senior Officials Meeting of Indian Ocean Rim (IOR) countries begins in Mauritius. |
| 3/27/1767 | Khanderao Holkar, one of the Generals in Peshwa kingdom, passed away. |
| 6/20/1987 | Dr. Salim Ali, internationally renowned expert of birds, died at Bombay. |
| 9/15/1992 | Price of petrol, diesel and cooking gas hiked. |
| 4/14/2000 | The AIADMK expels senior leaders Sedapatti R. Muthiah, S. Raghupathy and Karuppusamy Pandian for ''anti-party activities''. |
| 6/19/1997 | Indian Prime Minister and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, spoke for first time on restored hotline, to reiterate their committment to comprehensive dialogue, including Kashmir. |
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