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Historical Event on 7/8/1997
33 persons killed and 67 injured as blast rips through part of Ambala-bound train at Lehra Khana station in Bhatinda district, Punjab.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/9/1874 | Govind Tryambak Darekar, Marathi poet, was born. |
| 2/9/1874 | Akbar won the war near Ahmedabad and captured Gujrat. |
| 10/31/1962 | Krishna Menon, Home Minister, resign due to attack by China. |
| 5/18/1988 | The ten-day Golden Temple siege at Amritsar ends with the surrender of 46 militant Sikhs. |
| 9/14/1774 | Bentik, first Governor General of India, was born. |
| 4/20/1989 | R. S. Pathak, Chief Justice of India, elected to the World Court. |
| 5/1/1913 | Balraj Sahani, famous film actor, was born. |
| 5/9/1907 | Two thousand dacoits riot in eastern Bengal. |
| 6/5/1659 | Dara Shukoh celebrated his coronation at Deorai after the final defeat. |
| 1/18/1977 | Morarji Desai and other opposition leaders were released from jail and Lok Sabha was dissolved by the president during the emergency period. |
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