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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 |
| 3/4/1939 | Lala Har Dayal, revolutionary, nationalist and freedom fighter, passed away at Philadelphia. |
| 11/29/1869 | Amritlal Vithaldas Thakkar (Thakkar Bappa), social reformer of Gujrat and right hand of Gandhiji in socially segregated Harijans, was born at Bhavnagar, Saurashtra. |
| 6/9/1909 | Baburao Arnalkar, famous detective story writer, was born. |
| 7/22/1997 | Govt. issues notification saying that Prasar Bharati Act, 1990 would come into force from Sept. 15. |
| 9/29/1914 | German cruiser Emden shells Madras. |
| 12/3/1971 | India recognises Bangladesh. Indian army marches into Bangladesh and joins hands with Mukti Bahini. Pakistani Army in Bangladesh surrenders to the Indian Commander. |
| 2/9/1917 | Homi Talyarkhan, great politician, was born. |
| 4/11/1984 | Soyuz T-11 returns to Earth which carried 3 cosmonauts including the first Indian Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma, to Salyut 7. |
| 8/15/1992 | Karnataka seeks army help to nab sandal wood smuggler Veerappan. |
| 4/20/1888 | 246 reported killed by an hail storm in Moradabad, India. |
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