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Historical Event on 7/10/1997

Rafiq Sadiq, Congress(I) leader, escapes attempt on life when armed militants ambush motorcade near Achabal in South Anantnag, Kashmir valley.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/14/1882Maharshi Raghunath Dhondo Karve, father of Family Planning and Sex Education, was born.
4/15/1919Arjan Singh, Air Chief Marshal and Padma Vibhushan, DFC, was born in Lyalpur.
10/20/1960Indian mountaineers reach the peak of Nanda Ghunti for the first time in the Kumaon Hills.
4/16/1918Spike Milligan, famous actor and comedian (Digby, 3 Musketeers), was born in India.
10/9/2000The Centre appoints Yogendra Narain as the new defence secretary and K. Sibal as the secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs while effecting a major bureaucratic reshuffle.
9/22/1992Harshad Mehta released after 110 days in jail.
6/22/1993JPC draft report raps B. Shankaranand and censures Manmohan Singh.
4/3/1994Bhanu Prakash Singh,Goa Governor, resigns.
12/31/1706Francois Martin, founder of Pondicherry and was its first Governor General, died. He founded Pondicherry, the future capital of French India in 1674.
2/6/1992The Centre decides to wind up the 7-year-old Food Processing Industry ministry.