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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 |
| 12/4/1977 | Ajit Agarkar, promising Indian ODI all-rounder, was born. |
| 2/22/1948 | Jayalalitha, chief minister of Tamil Nadu, was born. |
| 3/18/1974 | Buddhadev Basu, modern Bengali poet, story writer, playwright and critic, passed away. |
| 12/22/1928 | An Alpine Romance', a 709 feet long sound film produced by Universal Picture Corporation, America, was the first sound film censored at Bombay on December 22. The other sound films censored on the same day were 'The Brox Sisters' and 'Bailey and Barnum.' |
| 7/29/1911 | Mohan Bagan became the first Indian football team to win the I.F.A. Shield. |
| 4/29/1998 | The Reserve Bank reduces the bank rate by one point from 10 per cent in its monetary and credit policy for the first half of 1998- 99. |
| 1/20/1997 | The third Test between India and South Africa ends in a draw in Johannesburg. |
| 11/28/1704 | Jacob Mossel, Governor General (Dutch East Indies), was born. |
| 7/1/1906 | Pulavar Kulandai, great author and poet, was born at Bhavani. |
| 9/12/1779 | Garibdas, follower of Saint Kabir and founder of 'Garib Panth', died. |
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