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Historical Event on 7/8/1997

33 persons killed and 67 injured as blast rips through part of Ambala-bound train at Lehra Khana station in Bhatinda district, Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/10/1890Sunday introduced as a weekly holiday.
5/5/1932Prabhatkumar Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali short story writer and novelist, passed away.
1/6/1953Stalin Peace Prize awarded to Dr. S. Kitchlew.
6/24/1974India all out for 42 in Lord's Test cricket in 77 mins.
11/30/1896Gandhiji sails for South Africa with wife and children.
2/19/1997Massive blowout in ONGC oil field at Devarapally, A.P.
10/17/1915Virendra Kumar Jain, great Hindi writer, was born in Mandsaur.
8/11/1997135 persons killed in flash floods in Shimla & Kiannaur districts of Himachal Pradesh.
3/2/1913Bhavaniprasad Mishra was born.
8/13/1795Ahilyabai Holkar passed away at the age of 70.