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Historical Event on 6/21/1988

Sikh activist bombers kill 30 in Amritsar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/1/1990Vijayalaxmi Pandit, first Indian Lady Ambassador and Politician, passed away at the age of 90 years.
1/23/1664Shahaji Raje died in an accident.
8/19/1946Cabinet Mission's plan announced an interim government, which was formed by reconstituting the Viceroy's Executive Council. The Muslim League took umbrage and started direct action. Riots broke out as Muslims attacked Hindu's in Calcutta and the rest of Bengal. The Viceroy persuaded the Muslim League to join the government. But the League declined to join the Constituent Assembly unless the demand for a seperate state of ""Pakistan"" was conceded.
11/16/1993Kashmir's 32-day-old Hazaratbal impasse ends with militants' surrender.
10/29/1929Vyankat Chalaiyya Manipalli Narayan Chalaiyya, Chief Justice of Supreme Court, was born.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics.
2/11/1996Wills World Cup Cricket inaugurated at Calcutta.
6/5/1973Madhav Sadashiv Golvalkar, politician and RSS chief, passed away.
9/25/1984Indian Army withdraws from the Golden Temple; repair of Akal Takht complete.
6/23/1985Air India Jumbo Jet Boeing 747 'Kanishka' which was travelling to Mumbai from Montreal crashed into the Atlantic Ocean after explosion near Ireland. 329 people on board died.