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Historical Event on 7/8/1991
L.K. Advani recognised as the leader of the Opposition of BJP in the 10th Lok Sabha.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/21/1898 | Tushar Kanti Ghosh, famous journalist, was born. |
| 9/16/1913 | Kasturba Gandhi was arrested. |
| 8/15/2000 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, says in his Independence Day address, ""Borders cannot be redrawn either in the name of religion or on the strength of the sword"". |
| 3/16/1946 | India calls Attlee's independence offer contradictory, 'a propaganda move'. |
| 9/29/1994 | Gulf nations suspend Indian flights on account of plague epidemic. |
| 5/13/1998 | World Bank cancels India donors meet. |
| 10/26/1947 | After the tribal column, raping and looting along the way by Pakistani Army continued at Baramulla, 50 kilometres from Srinagar. Maharaja of Jammu & Kashmir Hari Singhji, then, signed the instrument of accession with India and the Indian Armed Forces reacted to the Pakistani Army's infiltration. Great acts of personal gallantry and collective bravery were shown in the Kashmir operations. Major Som Nath Sharma was awarded the PVC, India's highest decoration for valour, and Brigadier Usman, commanding the 50th Parachute Brigade, was awarded the MVC. Both the soldiers were awarded posthumously. |
| 7/22/1925 | Govind Talwalkar, famous journalist and editor, was born. |
| 4/17/1996 | Sheila Kaul, H.P. Governor, indicted in house allotment scandal, should be removed from her post, says Supreme Court. |
| 7/31/1993 | Air Chief Marshal Nirmal Chandra Suri PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. |
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