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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
1/1/1972Indian states abolished the previous rulers of Privy purses and privileges.
3/31/1843Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar (Annasaheb), first musical playwright of Marathi, was born.
1/8/1925Mohan Rakesh, veteran Hindi playright, was born. His noted books are ""Aadhe Adhure"" and ""Aashaad Ka Ek Din"".
6/8/1936Akashwani Radio was later changed into All India Radio (AIR) in 1958.
3/5/1919M.L. Kapoor, great industrialist, was born at Lahore.
2/25/1993BJP rally in New Delhi foiled.
12/8/1922Hari Prasad Sharma, cricket Test umpire for 3 tests from 1974-77, was born at Delhi.
8/10/1942Manju Bala Patil was shot on the road at Mumbai by the British Police.
4/4/1786In British Parliament, Berk alleged 11 corruption charges against Indian Governor General Warren Hastings.
1/12/1757Captain Eyre Coote from the Portuguese was captured in Bandel.