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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
8/6/1951Rukmini Lakshmipathi, great social reformer and leader, died.
1/23/1919Govindagraj (Ram Ganesh Gadkari), great Marathi drama writer, comedy writer and poet, passed away.
5/14/1907Muhammad Ayub Khan, Pakistani president, was born.
10/31/1955The Prime Minister inaugurated the Cooperative Milk Producers' Union factory at Anand, Gujarat.
2/20/1968First Edition of 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' weekly was published in Bengali language.
7/15/1917Tukaram Tanaji Sawant, educationist and famous Hindi writer, was born at Pokharam, (Maharashtra).
12/16/1980Fisher Wealthy Hornsinger, an American social worker and who worked for Adult Education in India, passed away.
8/22/1980Kishor Shahu, actor and director, died.
9/10/1966Parliament approved the Punjab Re-organisation Bill for the formation of Haryana and Punjab as two independent states.
11/2/1897Sohrab Meharwanji Modi, theatre and film producer, director and actor, was born.