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Historical Event on 7/8/1997

33 persons killed and 67 injured as blast rips through part of Ambala-bound train at Lehra Khana station in Bhatinda district, Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/21/1906Gandhiji went to England till Nov 30 on deputation to present Indians' case to Colonial Secretary.
8/13/1951First test flight of 'Hindustan Trainer-2' (H.T.2) which was indigenously designed and manufactured in India.
12/19/2000The Government suffers an embarrassing defeat with the Rajya Sabha adopting a motion recording its ""disagreement'' with the Prime Minister for defending three of his Cabinet colleagues charged in the Babri Masjid demolition case.
11/18/1772Madhav Rao Peshwa (the 4th peshwa ruler) died at the age of 28. Narayanrao succeeded him.
5/25/1995Voting on the Criminal Law Bill differed again in Rajya Sabha.
11/29/1961First cosmonaut of the world, Yuri Gagarin of Russia, came to India.
1/24/1997Public holiday in connection with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose birth centenary.
4/1/2000India wins four golds in the under-14 Youth chess championship in Teheran.
4/15/1919Arjan Singh, Air Chief Marshal and Padma Vibhushan, DFC, was born in Lyalpur.
11/1/1999SC refuses to interfere with the Delhi High Court order in TRAI case.