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Historical Event on 8/2/1988

The Supreme Court confirmed death sentence on Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh in Indira Gandhi murder case.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/17/1775Marathas were badly mauled in the battle of Arras by Col. Keating in the first Anglo - Maratha war.
11/29/1947The Nizam of Hyderabad said that he would not consider acceding to either dominion, but would agree to a 'standstill arrangement' with India. The agreement is accepted by the Indian government.
1/19/1892Chintaman Vinayak Joshi, famous Marathi comedy writer, was born.
6/2/1986One thousand Sikhs arrested at demonstrations in Punjab.
11/16/1860First group of Indian worker's reached Natal, South Africa.
12/1/1989V. P. Singh is named the new prime minister.
1/5/1990Mohammad Azharuddin was made captain of Indian cricket team.
3/3/1993Sharad Pawar nominated CM of Maharashtra.
10/25/1980Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous Urdu poet, died.
11/1/1902Alwar Iyengar Jaggu, famous Hindi writer and professor, was born at Chatra Ghosham.