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Historical Event on 8/2/1984

32 people died in a bomb explosion at Meenambakkam Airport.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/31/2000All seven accused in the Jain hawala case discharged.
4/5/1984Rakesh Sharma,Squadron leader, becomes India's first spaceman when he is launched aboard Soyuz T-11 of Soviet Union.
7/17/1948Govt. announced that all discriminations against women in matter of employment will be done away with and in future, women will be eligible for any public service including administrative sevice and police service.
10/11/1941Amitabh Bachchan, famous film actor, was born.
11/11/1675Aurangzeb executes Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur thus beginning the Sikh-Muslim feud that continues to this day.
1/29/1997Olympic Hockey captain Pargat Singh announces retirement.
4/6/1993Divya Bharati, famous Hindi film actress (Deewana), died at the age of 19.
1/3/1978Chandrasekar takes 6-52 at MCG in Indian innings win.
4/12/1983Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' wins 8 Oscars.
11/15/1993IA Airbus with 272 on board forcelands on a paddy field near Tirupati; all passengers safe.