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Historical Event on 7/8/1997

33 persons killed and 67 injured as blast rips through part of Ambala-bound train at Lehra Khana station in Bhatinda district, Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/14/1997Eleventh Presidential election with K.R.Narayanan and T.N. Seshan as candidates; 732 out of 775 MPs and 3893 out of 4058 MLAs cast their ballots.
9/4/1990An all-party meeting refuses to endorse the decision to implement Mandal Commission Report according to which 27\% jobs are reserved for backward communities.
6/15/1991General Election (10th) of India ends. In this election Indian National Congress won.
5/23/1995TADA expires and new Anti-Terrorists Activities Law proposed. Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 1995, voting put off; Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 1995.
7/6/2000Mohan Lal bags Best Actor Award for his sensitive portrayal of a Kathakali artist in ''Vaanasprastham'' and the film wins the Best Feature Film and Best Editing Awards at the 47th National Film Festival-2000.
1/23/1976Gautam Buddha's lost city of Kapilavastu was found in an excavation.
7/4/1914Savlaram Ravji Patil (P. Savlaram), film lyrisist and story writer, was born.
1/15/1971Dinanath Damodar Dalal, great artist, passed away.
7/6/1787Robert founded Indian Botanic Garden near Calcutta by Kyd on 273 acres of land.
1/1/1874The first women magazine ""Bola Bodhini"" was published.