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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
10/1/1909Gandhiji wrote to Tolstoy regarding Passive Resistance movement.
11/14/1959Nehru rejects China's proposal for a mutual withdrawal of troops from a border buffer zone.
1/5/1994Jnanpith Award for Oriya Poet Sitakant Mahapatra.
4/22/1983Smt. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, visited ICMR Headquarters and held discussions with senior scientists of ICMR. ICMR revived research on indigenous drugs/traditional medicine with a new, disease-oriented approach and a Scientific Advisory Group on Traditional Medicine Research was constituted in 1983 but actual studies (Multicentric Clinical Trials, Centres for Advanced Research, Central Biostatistical Monitoring Unit etc.) were started in 1984-85.
8/26/1852Bombay Association was established.
3/22/1977Janata and its allies gain absolute majority in Lok Sabha.
2/8/1872Lord Mayo, Viceroy of India, was assassinated by prisoner Sher Ali during his visit to Andaman Islands.
12/14/1962Bharathi Arun, cricketer (Indian pace bowler late-80's), was born in Vijayawada.
10/12/1993RBI liberalises credit and monetary policy.
12/4/1997Lok Sabha was dissolved with immediate effect and new House was to be constituted by March 15 next.