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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
8/20/1998The Punjab and Haryana High Court upholds the conviction of former Punjab DGP K.P.S. Gill for outraging the modesty of an IAS officer Mrs. Rupan Deol Bajaj.
3/14/1998Sonia Gandhi takes over as the Congress(I) president from Sitaram Kesri.
4/11/1999India successfully test-fires the extended range ''Agni-II'' missile, bridging a key gap in its minimum nuclear deterrent profile.
11/20/1907Railroad workers strike in India.
12/21/1952Saifuddin Kitchlu awarded the Lenin Peace Prize of U.S.S.R. Award. He was the first Indian to receive this honour.
4/14/1941Julie Christie, actress (Dr Zhivago), was born in Assam, India.
8/1/1957M. K. Vellodi was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 04-06-1958.
6/6/1999Paes-Bhupathi bagged their maiden Grand Slam doubles crown, defeating Goran Ivanisevic and Jeff Tarango in the final.
6/13/2000Major General Manuel Saavedra of Uruguay appointed Chief Military observer of the U.N. Mission monitoring the LoC in Kashmir.
6/9/1991Raj Khosla, famous film producer and director, passed away.