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Historical Event on 7/10/1997

Rafiq Sadiq, Congress(I) leader, escapes attempt on life when armed militants ambush motorcade near Achabal in South Anantnag, Kashmir valley.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/14/1994Setu Madhavrao Pagdi, researcher and historian, died.
3/22/1963World Bank loans India $ 67 mil. to improve its railways.
6/8/1998Sani Abacha, 54, Nigerian President, died in Abuja of heart attack.
8/27/1987B. Shankaranand appointed Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee to enquire into the Bofors gun deal.
12/20/1929The Indian State Air Service, an extension of Imperial Airways' routes, opens its inaugural service from Karachi to Delhi.
11/28/1962K. C. Dey, well-known famous blind singer of Bengal, died.
1/16/1948Pakistan charges India with systematic campaign to wipe out Muslims.
5/2/1926Hindu women gain right to seek elected office.
5/2/1926Humayun reconquered Delhi after defeating Sher - Shar Alias Sikandar Suri in Machiwara and Sarhind battles. It is said that he won the crown but not the empire.
11/30/1990Admiral Laxmi Narayan Ramdas takes over as Chief of Naval Staff.