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Historical Event on 10/31/1984
Indira Gandhi, India's four-time prime minister, was gunned down by two members of her personal security guard as she walked from her home to her office in New Delhi. She died after four hours of emergency surgery. The only daughter of former Prime Minister Nehru was 66. Both of her attackers were identified as members of the Sikh religion. One was shot dead. The other was captured. Sikh extremists had threatened to kill Ms. Gandhi since she ordered the raid on their shrine in Amritsar. She had told an interviewer that she was not intimidated by the threats. 'I am not afraid,' she said. 'I am frequently attacked.'
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/21/1997 | Seven Kashmiri Pandits gunned down by militants in Sangrampura. |
| 5/2/1974 | 700 union leaders arrested in a move to avert a rail strike in New Delhi. |
| 4/18/1971 | Air India's first Jumbo Jet Plane passenger Boeing 747 named 'Emperor Samrat Ashok' was landed on Santacruz Airport at Bombay. |
| 4/24/1996 | Indian Express launches Vizag (17th) edition. |
| 3/8/1921 | Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous film lyricist, was born. |
| 11/9/1909 | The Times reports failure of Gandhi Government negotiations on Transvaal laws. |
| 10/1/1981 | Activists of the Dal Khalsa, who masterminded the hijacking of Indian Airlines plane. arrested. |
| 9/29/1708 | British East India Company and New East India company merged. |
| 10/26/1947 | After the tribal column, raping and looting along the way by Pakistani Army continued at Baramulla, 50 kilometres from Srinagar. Maharaja of Jammu & Kashmir Hari Singhji, then, signed the instrument of accession with India and the Indian Armed Forces reacted to the Pakistani Army's infiltration. Great acts of personal gallantry and collective bravery were shown in the Kashmir operations. Major Som Nath Sharma was awarded the PVC, India's highest decoration for valour, and Brigadier Usman, commanding the 50th Parachute Brigade, was awarded the MVC. Both the soldiers were awarded posthumously. |
| 11/27/1935 | Prakash Bhandari, cricketer (3 Tests for India in mid-50's, 77 runs), was born in Delhi |
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