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Historical Event on 8/2/1988

The Supreme Court confirmed death sentence on Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh in Indira Gandhi murder case.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/7/1958Nehru said the role of Gen. Mohammed Ayub Khan in Pakistan had increased the 'risk and danger of war' between India and Pakistan.
5/28/1978The kiss comes to the Hindi screen in 'Love Sublime,' and is seen as a sign of what the govt. calls greater 'creative freedom,' after Indira Gandhi's authoritarian rule at Bombay.
9/8/1995Harcharan Singh Brar sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab.
12/22/1998The Patents Bill gets Rajya Sabha approval.
9/3/1905Kamlapati Tripathi, leader of Indian National Congess, was born.
2/8/1936Jawaharlal Nehru elected president of Indian National Congress.
8/26/1997Commander of Uri sector Brigadier Jasbir Singh Lidder and another senior army officer have a narrow escape as Pakistani troops fire on their cavalcade at Chakori near LOC in J&K.
8/14/1947Sir Harilal Jekisundas Kania was appinted as the Chief Justice of India. He was in this office till 05/11/1951.
12/20/2000The Government accepts the Eleventh Finance Commission recommendation to extend grants to all the States from the Incentive Fund.
4/5/1989Pannalal Patel, great Gujrati litterateur, died.