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Historical Event on 7/8/1988

More than 100 people were killed and several injured as Bangalore-Trivandrum Island Express fell into Ashtamudi lake at Perumon in Quilon district of Kerala.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/30/2000The Government appoints Dr. D.P.S. Seth as CMD of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
1/16/1681Sambhaji was crowned as the successor of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in a function held at Raigad Fort.
8/15/1947Paramveer Chakra, Mahaveer Chakra, Veer Chakra instituted as 'Awards for Gallantry'.
9/29/1981Delhi-Srinagar Indian Airlines Boeing 737 flight was diverted to Lahore, Pakistan by five Khalistan activists of the Dal Khalsa International. On board there were 117 passengers out of which 66 were freed on arrival in Lahore.
7/11/1980Ebbie Kodiat, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Kuwait.
1/26/2001Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Ustad Bismillah Khan.
10/16/1945Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) established.
10/30/1924Word Saving Day.
10/28/1946Gandhiji leaves for Calcutta. Riots break out in Bihar.
7/27/1982Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi first visited the US in almost 11 years.