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Historical Event on 7/8/1971

Krishnarao Arkgudun, versatile Kannad author, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/16/1986Second SAARC summit held at Bangalore.
8/15/1947Hindu-Muslim association in Calcutta.
10/24/1966Yugoslavia, UAR call on the US at New Delhi to stop bombing of North Vietnam.
7/11/1998Indians bag a silver and a bronze at the International Physics Olympiad in Reykjavik.
5/24/1999Noted wrestling coach Dronacharya awardee Guru Hanuman passed away in a road accident near Meerut.
4/13/1971Carlton Chapman, Indian Soccer (Football) player, was born in Bangalore, Karnataka.
4/28/1740Baji Rao I aka Thorle BajiRao Peshwa passed away at Raverkhedi near the banks of the Narmada river near Khargon and his son Balaji Baji Rao was placed on his father's throne as the Peshwa.
7/29/1980India won Gold Medal in Hockey at Moscow Olympics.
9/29/1981Delhi-Srinagar Indian Airlines Boeing 737 flight was diverted to Lahore, Pakistan by five Khalistan activists of the Dal Khalsa International. On board there were 117 passengers out of which 66 were freed on arrival in Lahore.
5/28/1997Former Union Ministers Arjun Singh, N.D. Tiwari, R.K. Dhawan and Madhavrao Scindia discharged in the Jain hawala case by special judge V.B. Gupta.