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Historical Event on 6/5/1984
Operation 'Blue Star' was launched by Indira Gandhi. Indian commandos stormed into Sikh's holiest gurudwara Golden Temple in Amritsar to flush out the terrorists and other anti-government elements. Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and over 325 people were killed in the temple. Thus a great rebel arose all over the nation and specially in Punjab.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
11/17/1947 | Rajendra Prasad elected the President of Indian National Congress. |
9/20/1993 | Narsimha Rao, Prime Minister, arrives in Teheran on a three-day visit. |
3/16/1880 | Parshuram Rajshekhar Basu, famous Bengali writer, was born. |
10/12/1997 | Leander-Mahesh claim sixth doubles title of the year when they bagged the Heinekin Open ATP Tour series doubles in Singapore |
11/11/1947 | Temple of Vithoba in Pandharpur opened for Harijans. Ganpatrao Tapase was the first harijan to enter the temple. |
10/15/1997 | Arundhati Roy (37), Delhi-based author wins Britain's most prestigious literary award 'Booker Prize' for her novel "The God of Small Things' |
6/17/1991 | Prabhakar Machve, famous litterateur, passed away. |
3/15/1936 | Vasudevrao Apurao Changre, leader in Maharashtra, was born. |
7/19/1955 | Roger Michael Humphery Binny, Indian medium-pace all-rounder early eighties, was born at Bangalore. |
5/4/1957 | Rai Chaudhary Hemchandra, great historian, passed away. |
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