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Historical Event on 10/2/1986

Rajiv Gandhi survives assassination attempt made by Sikh extremists at Raj Ghat.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/11/1959Vinoo Mankad plays his final Test Cricket (vs West Indies at Delhi).
3/1/1939Satish Kumar Sareen was born in Rawalpindi (now in Pakistan). He became the Air Chief Marshal.
10/16/1788Maratha's crowned Shahaalam as king of Delhi.
10/16/1788Guru Amardasji passed away.
9/3/1953Laxmanrao Parvatkar (Khaprumama), famous Tabla player, passed away.
9/3/1953Muhammad Tughluq Shah II passed away at Sindh.
12/24/1880Pattabhi Sitaramayya, politician and president of Indian National Congress, was born in Andhra Pradesh.
9/10/1966Parliament approved the Punjab Re-organisation Bill for the formation of Haryana and Punjab as two independent states.
8/20/1991Sivarasan and Subha, the main suspects in Rajiv Gandhi case, commit suicide in Bangalore.
7/1/1996RBI reduces cash reserve ratio to 12\%.