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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
8/3/1930Vyanktesh Bapuji Ketkar, famous astrologist and researcher, died.
9/10/199587 of the 180 members of the newly constituted JAAC assume office.
4/19/1997I.K. Gujral, External Affairs Minister, chosen leader of United Front in place of Deve Gowda.
6/29/1857Battle at Chinhat (Indies rebel under Barkat Ahmed beat British).
9/21/1948Formation of Press Trust of India (PTI) announced under an agreement signed between Reuters and Indian and Eastern Newspapers Society.
1/23/1809Veer Surendra Sai, freedom fighter and revolutionary, was born in Khinda village in the north of Sambalpur at Orissa.
1/12/1993Ramakanth Rath, well-known Oriya poet, gets the Saraswathi Samman of Rs.3 lakh.
1/23/1992India becomes ASEAN dialogue partner.
12/3/1882Nandalal Bose, great Indian painter and master, was born in Bengal.
11/14/1997Nisha Millet sets national mark in the 100m freestyle in the national aquatics.