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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
12/4/1924Gateway of India was inagurated by Lord Riding.
10/10/1844Badruddin Taibjee, lawyer and leader, was born.
8/1/1958Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership given to Acharya Bhave.
5/29/1915Sita Ram Surajmal Jajoo, social reformer and politician, was born at Neemuch Cantt, M.P.
12/12/2000A special court for CBI cases rejects Hinduja brothers' plea and summons them to appear on January 19, 2001.
4/14/1988Ashok Kumar, actor, recieved the Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
10/6/1999Sonia Gandhi, Congress(I) president, won the Bellary Lok Sabha seat defeating her BJP rival Sushma Swaraj by a margin of 56,100 votes.
5/23/1996Joint Opposition candidate Purno A. Sangma (Cong. MP from Meghalaya) unanimously elected Speaker of 11th Lok Sabha.
6/17/1961The HF-24 Marut supersonic fighter, designed by German engineer Kurt Tank, makes its maiden flight.
6/17/1961Pieter de Carpentier, flemish Governor General of Dutch East-Indies, was born.