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Historical Event on 6/10/1984

Top army commander killed in Bihar; Sikh troops desert unit.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/15/1890Gaganvihari Lalubhai Mehta, famous Indian economist, politician and journalist, was born.
9/1/1956Life Insurance Corporation of India was established and all Life Insurance Business Companies were nationalised and merged in this corporation.
10/30/1994India seeks Chinese support for Security Council membership.
1/18/1994India hires the law firm McAuliffe, Kelly and Rafaelli for lobbying in Washington.
6/8/199255-60\% polling takes place in the Andhra, Bihar, W. Bengal and Delhi by-elections.
7/12/1996Bail granted to Harshad Mehta, prime accused in the securities scam.
11/20/1946Gandhiji starts tour without party.
5/16/1999Senior Congress leaders oppose Sonia Gandhi as Prime Minister.
8/21/1995Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, noted physics scientist, died at the age of 84. He was one of the world's leading astro-physicists for his contributions to the study of stars. Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science--the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983.
5/31/1928Pankaj Khirod Roy, cricketer (Indian opener, 413 partnership w/Vinoo Mankad), was born in Calcutta. He was the recipient of Padmashree (1975).