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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
2/14/16285th Mughal Emperor Shahjahan was crowned.
4/14/1988Ashok Kumar, actor, recieved the Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
12/26/1999Shankar Dayal Sharma (81), former President of India, died in New Delhi.
7/8/1988More than 100 people were killed and several injured as Bangalore-Trivandrum Island Express fell into Ashtamudi lake at Perumon in Quilon district of Kerala.
8/30/1928Jawaharlal Nehru lays his plans for a free India and becomes president of Congress Party in 1929.
4/1/1979Central Institute of Fisheries Education came under the Administrative Control of Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
4/1/1989Bengal regains Santosh Trophy by beating Kerala.
11/29/1928Krishnaji Narayan Aathaly, great Marathi litterateur and editor, passed away.
10/14/1997Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit Amritsar and spend time at the Jallianwala Bagh and Golden Temple complex.
2/7/1985Uday Merchant, cricketer (brother of Vijay, prolific scorer), passed away.