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Historical Event on 8/10/1991

Delhi airport police foils an attempt by a Saudi national to smuggle out a minor girl named Ameena.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/9/1949The Territorial Army of India inaugurated by the Governor General.
5/3/1971Dhanjay Ramchandra Gadgil, famous economist, passed away.
12/1/1998Dhian Singh (103), freedom fighter dies at Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. He was a member of the Indian National Army and was jailed a number of times during the freedom movement.
1/26/1950India is proclaimed a Sovereign Democratic Republic ceasing to be a British dominion and adopted Indian Constitution which came into force.
9/20/1998India lost the fifth and final match of the Sahara Cup by five wickets. Pakistan won the series 4-1 at Toronto.
5/19/1975Farm truck packed with wedding party run over by a train, killing 66 in truck, at 40 miles south of Pune.
6/18/2000K.M. Beenamol breaks P.T. Usha's record in 400m at 51.21 sec in an international meet at Kiev in Ukraine.
6/18/2000Firuz Shah captured the throne of Delhi and Sultan Jalal'ud-din Khalji called himself.
10/30/1994Swaran Singh, 87, former External Affairs minister, died.
7/7/1946Gandhiji addressed the A.I.C.C. meeting at Bombay; Congress accepted the Cabinet Mission plan of May 16.