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Historical Event on 10/2/1986

Rajiv Gandhi survives assassination attempt made by Sikh extremists at Raj Ghat.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/21/1994Malayalam sweeps national film awards. Mammootty, Shobhana best actor and actress; T.V. Chandran best director; Buddadeb Das Gupta's Bengali 'Charachar' adjudged best film.
7/16/1959Suhridkumar Roy, famous geologist, died.
7/22/19961996-97 budget presented to Parliament by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram.
3/9/1999Rabri Devi is sworn in Chief Minister of Bihar for the second time.
4/28/1943Netaji Subash Chandra Bose aligned the Japanese-German submarine at Medagaskar.
12/16/2000Indian Airlines wins the 60th National Hockey championship in Jammu.
7/12/1932The 16,000-foot Shyok ice dam in the Himalayas bursts flooding the Indus Valley at Kashmir.
10/2/1996Mother Teresa made honorary US citizen.
10/4/1857Shyamji Krishna Varma, freedom fighter, nationalist and patriot, was born at Mandvi village, Gujarat.
11/5/1951Western Railways and Central Railways were formed in Bombay; seperate Time Tables were setup.