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Historical Event on 10/31/1984
Indira Gandhi, India's four-time prime minister, was gunned down by two members of her personal security guard as she walked from her home to her office in New Delhi. She died after four hours of emergency surgery. The only daughter of former Prime Minister Nehru was 66. Both of her attackers were identified as members of the Sikh religion. One was shot dead. The other was captured. Sikh extremists had threatened to kill Ms. Gandhi since she ordered the raid on their shrine in Amritsar. She had told an interviewer that she was not intimidated by the threats. 'I am not afraid,' she said. 'I am frequently attacked.'
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/19/1704 | Guru Govind Singh died. |
| 3/22/1942 | Both Congress and Muslim League refused Cripps Mission offer. Congress adopts Quit India Resolution. Cripps Commission came to India which was preceded by Sir Stephard Crips to find out a political formula for transfer of power to Indians. |
| 8/15/1990 | GOI declares Prophet Mohammed's birthday a national holiday. |
| 8/8/1940 | Dilip Narayan Sardesai, cricketer (high scoring Indian batsman of sixties), was born in Margao, Goa. He has received Arjun Award (1970). |
| 10/23/1973 | Sambamurthy Pichhu, famous musician of Madras, died. |
| 4/5/1938 | Anil Rakeshi, great poet, Hindi writer and critic, was born at Nahan (H.P.). |
| 4/5/1949 | Indian Boy Scout and Girl Guide were established and renamed as Bharat Scouts and Guides. |
| 12/13/1772 | Narayan Rao became the Peshwa at Satara. |
| 12/23/1969 | Armstrong and Aldrin collected Moon rock, which was kept on exhibition in New Delhi. |
| 12/11/1971 | The elite para-commandos and parachute battalions -India's 'Red Devils', as they are affectionately called, have an unsurpassed ethos and elan of their own. 2 Para Battalion executed a superb airborne assault operation at Tangail in East Pakistan, which was the first of its kind in the subcontinent. |
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