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Historical Event on 10/2/1986

Rajiv Gandhi survives assassination attempt made by Sikh extremists at Raj Ghat.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/6/1990Bhalchandra Tryambak Randive, senior Marxist leader and founder President of WTU, died.
11/20/1990Union Government asks Supreme Court to repeal the $470 million Bhopal Gas settlement order.
5/16/1996Atal Krishna Behari Vajpayee, leader of Bharatiya Janta Party, becomes the 10th Prime Minister for 13 days (from May 16, 1996 to May 28, 1996 [techinally till 01-06-1996]), although his ability to govern effectively is in doubt.
4/1/1935The Reserve Bank of India was established as a Central Bank and the job of issuing notes was entrusted to this bank. The Commissioner's office which issued currency was abolished and was substituted by the Governer of the RBI. The issue offices scattered around the country came to be called as the regional offices of the Reserve Bank.
1/24/19953,400 meter long tunnel at Barcem piercing through the Karmali Ghat in Canacona taluka on the Konkan railway route in Goa completed at an approximate cost of Rs. 50 million.
3/20/1921Dr. P. C. Alexander, Governor of Maharashtra, was born.
3/20/1921The Sultan, losing his hold over the army and some members of his aristocracy, very wisely abdicated in favour of his brother Ahmad, who is famous in Deccan history as Ahmad Shah Wali.
12/14/1984First MIG 27M aircraft assembled by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. takes off.
9/22/1952Bapiraju Adiv, famous Telgu novelist, poet and author, died.
5/15/1958Aruna Asaf Ali became the Mayor of Delhi.