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Historical Event on 10/2/1997
At least 50 Pakistan soldiers were killed and several injured in a retaliatory firing by Indian troops in Nowgam, Uri and Kupwara sectors. Firing had been intermittent along LoC.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/9/1974 | India, Pakistan, Bangladesh reach pact to exchange prisoners of 1971 war in New Delhi. |
| 9/25/1927 | Jagmohan Amirchand was born in Hafizabad (now in Pakistan). |
| 8/18/1969 | Humayun Kabir, great politician, died. |
| 4/21/1990 | 18 more ministers added in the National Front Ministry. |
| 12/7/1989 | Hemananda Biswal sworn in as Orissa Chief Minister. |
| 11/7/1858 | Bipinchandra Ramchandra Pal, powerful revolutionary and journalist, was born in a place called Silhat (now in Bangladesh). He was amoung the trio which was known as ""Lal - Bal - Pal"" during the freedom struggle. He started as newspaper called ""Swaraj"" for the Indians in England. He also edited several other newspapers like ""Tribune"", ""New India"", ""Vande Mataram"", ""Swaraj"", ""Hindu Review"", ""Democra |
| 12/11/1996 | T. N. Seshan retires. M. S. Gill becomes the new election Chief Election Commissioner. |
| 6/9/1994 | Yogi Dhirendra Bhramachari, [controversial Flying Swami], hindu saint, died in an air crash near Jammu. He was 70. |
| 8/28/1998 | India and Pakistan clash at the Security Council after New Delhi denounced the running of terrorist training camps in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Afghanistan. |
| 4/24/1998 | 24 persons are killed and 28 injured when some bogies of a goods train break free and roll back to collide with the stationary Manmad-Kacheguda Express at Parli Vaijnath in Maharashtra. |
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