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Historical Event on 8/14/1987
A soldier in a guard of honor attacks Indian Prime Minister Gandhi with his rifle butt at Sri Lanka.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/23/1947 | Lord Mountbatten was sent as a Viceroy to India who was designated to free India. |
| 9/20/1992 | Vithhal Badgelwar, painter and sculptor, passed away. |
| 11/1/1927 | Ghani Khan Chaudha, political leader, was born. |
| 8/5/1978 | Five died and 70 were injured as upper-caste Hindus clashed with untouchables in Maharashtra. |
| 5/13/2000 | Lara Dutta (21), who said beauty pageants give women a platform to ''voice our choices and opinions'' is named Miss Universe 2000 in the Cyprus capital Nicosia. |
| 6/7/1631 | Begum Mumtaj Mahal, wife of Shah Jahan, Emperor of India, passed away at Burhanpur a few hours after the birth of a daughter. She was married in 1612 and the Taj Mahal was built for her. |
| 12/7/1825 | First Steam Engine Ship ""Enterprise"" reached Calcutta. |
| 10/9/1968 | Olympic Games open in Mexico City. |
| 3/21/1971 | Gavaskar scores the first of his 34 Test tons, 116 at Georgetown. |
| 3/21/1971 | Pedro Alvaris, Portugese businessman, reached Calicut and established the first European factory in India. |
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