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Historical Event on 8/10/1986

Gen. A.S. Vaidya, who was Chief of Army Staff, at the time of 'Operation Blue Star', was shot dead at Pune.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/2001Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Ustad Bismillah Khan.
7/31/2000The Government announces appointment of Justice B. M. Lal as Chairman of the MRTP Commission.
10/3/1997Financial and operational autonomy to be given to 97 profit-making public sector enterprises ('mini-ratnas') other than the navaratnas.
7/24/1998India signs a deal with Russia for purchasing the aircraft-carrier.
10/1/1958Metric System of weights was introduced in India.
1/10/1959Martin Luther King, the US Black leader, arrived in New Delhi.
1/28/1933India in Waldorf Hotel in London read out a four and a half page note in Cambridge.
9/18/1909Kilachand Ramdas, famous merchant, was born.
3/31/1994The Supreme Court orders closure of 11 industrial units around Taj Mahal.
4/13/1772Warren Hastings, who became the president of their Bengal Council, was appointed in the court of Directors of the East India Company.