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Historical Event on 10/2/1986

Rajiv Gandhi survives assassination attempt made by Sikh extremists at Raj Ghat.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1992The Superfast Rajdhani Express train linking Bangalore and Nizamuddin (2,452 km) flagged off.
4/30/1981C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 08-02-1985.
8/2/1987Geet Sethi retains the World Amateur Billiards title.
2/16/1942The third IAF unit to operate the Lysander was No.4 Squadron, formed with four aircraft on 16 February 1942. This squadron was to continue to operate the Westland aircraft until it too was re-equipped with the Hurricane in June 1943.
5/5/1916Giani Zail Singh, President of India, was born in Sandhwan village, Punjab.
1/24/1966Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government.
4/26/1991Syed Shahabuddin filed nominations for two seats as a candidate of two different parties within 24 hours.
6/4/1993The Babri tribunal strikes down ban on RSS and Bajrang Dal and upholds outlawing of VHP.
7/23/1904The Great Indian Peninsula Railway started First Class restaurant cars on its mail trains.
6/20/1995B.R. Verma was made pro-tem Speaker by Governor by invoking Article 180 (1).