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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 7/10/1909 |
Gandhiji arrives in London with the assistance of Lord Ampthill and works ceaselessly to educate influential British leaders and the public, and also to move Imperial authorities. |
| 7/10/1924 |
Johannes B van Heutsz, Governor General of Dutch Indies (1904-09), died at the age of 73. |
| 7/10/1927 |
Ganga Ram, great social reformer and founder of Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, died in England while functioning as an active member of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. He was against dowry and child marriages and advocated widow re-marriage and also established institutions for vocational education and education for adults. |
| 7/10/1949 |
Sunil Manohar Gavaskar, great Indian cricket player (opener, 10,122 Test runs), was born in Bombay. He has received Arjun Award (1975) and Padma Bhushan (1980). |
| 7/10/1964 |
Bangalore University was established in Karnataka. |
| 7/10/1965 |
First NCC (National Cadet Corps) College for training girls started at Gwalior. |
| 7/10/1971 |
Kochin University was established in Kerala. |
| 7/10/1972 |
Herd of stampeding elephants kills 24 people in Chandka Forest, India. |
| 7/10/1977 |
The Planning Commission decides to introduce Rolling Plan concept. |
| 7/10/1978 |
'Mahatma Phule Backward Class Development Corporation' (Mahatma Phule Magaswarg Vikas Mahamandal) was established. |
| 7/10/1984 |
White Paper on Punjab released by Union Government. |
| 7/10/1991 |
Shivraj Patil of Congress elected Speaker of 10th Lok Sabha. |
| 7/10/1991 |
C. G. Pandit, famous scientist and Padmabhushan awardee, died. |
| 7/10/1992 |
Dr. Najma Heptulla re-elected Dy. Chairman of Rajya Sabha. |
| 7/10/1992 |
SROSS-C placed in orbit. Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2A), first indigenously-built satellite of second-generation INSAT series launched from Kourore. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service. |
| 7/10/1992 |
P.Chidambaram,Union Minister, resigns owning responsibility for investing in 'Fairgrowth'. |
| 7/10/1994 |
Ramrao Raghoba Rane, Paramveer Chakra awardee, died. |
| 7/10/1996 |
Budget session of Parliament begins. |
| 7/10/1997 |
Fijian Senate approves new Constitution that removes radical restrictions on political power of Indian community, which makes up almost half the population. |
| 7/10/1997 |
Malleswari earns India's first gold medal in Asian weightlifting championship in Beijing. |
| 7/10/1997 |
Rafiq Sadiq, Congress(I) leader, escapes attempt on life when armed militants ambush motorcade near Achabal in South Anantnag, Kashmir valley. |
| 7/10/1998 |
India says it wont sign the CTBT unconditionally and invites Pakistan to join in disarmament efforts. |
| 7/10/1999 |
The Delhi police arrest Mohammad Javed alias Babu Bhai, an accused in the Jain Hawala case. |
| 7/10/2000 |
Pete Sampras wins his 7th singles Wimbledon title and his 13th Grand Slam title overtaking Roy Emerson's 12 titles. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/19/1992 | An all-time low turn out of about 30\% registered in the Punjab Assembly polls. |
| 1/1/1998 | The Election Commission announces the poll schedule for the 12th Lok Sabha. The polling will be on February 16, 22, 28 and March 7. Simultaneously, elections are to be held for the Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assemblies. |
| 12/20/1959 | Jasu Patel takes 9-69 during India vs Australia tour at Kanpur. |
| 4/10/1930 | Police raid the headquarters of the Indian National Congress, Bombay. |
| 5/1/1947 | Congress Working Committee accepts Partition in principle. |
| 8/4/2000 | Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and the last member of the British royal family to bear the title ''Empress of India'', celebrated her 100th birthday. |
| 1/18/1972 | Vinod Ganpat Kambli, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1993-), was born in Bombay. |
| 6/6/1997 | Five killed and 17 injured in a bus explosion in Gurdaspur district of Punjab. |
| 9/1/1915 | Rajindersingh Bedi, Urdu story writer and Hindi film story writer, was born. |
| 9/29/1725 | Robert Clive, one of the founders of British empire in India and diplomat, was born. |
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