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Historical Event on 8/10/1986
Gen. A.S. Vaidya, who was Chief of Army Staff, at the time of 'Operation Blue Star', was shot dead at Pune.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/23/1919 | Sitaram Mahadeo Bapat, teacher and author, was born at Miraj in district Sangli. |
| 4/2/1926 | The worst Hindu-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta. |
| 2/10/1859 | General Horsford defeats Begum of Oude & Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny. |
| 1/2/2000 | Sarat Chandra Chatterjee, author of timeless classics 'Charitraheen' and 'Grihadaha', chosen novelist of the century in an online poll conducted by a literary magazine. |
| 11/6/1996 | India wins Titan's cup beating South Africa in Mumbai. |
| 2/9/1874 | Govind Tryambak Darekar, Marathi poet, was born. |
| 2/19/1915 | Gopal Krishna Gokhale, social reformer, political leader and freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 3/19/1954 | The first helicopter S-55 arrived at Bombay by sea. |
| 12/31/1993 | Manipur placed under President's rule; Bangarappa launches Karnataka Congress Party. |
| 8/1/1996 | Madhu Dandavate is made Dy. Chairman, Planning Commission. |
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