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Historical Event on 5/31/1998

B. R. Rawat, an Indian diplomat, is assaulted by a Pakistani private security guard in Islamabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/18/1905Indian Home Rule Society was founded at London by Shyamji Krishna Varma.
7/4/2000Volvo's Environmental Prize went to Prof. Amulya K. N. Reddy of India and three others for their work on ''How the world's energy resources can be made to suffice as the population grows''.
3/21/1976The Indian people have delivered a stinging rebuke to the woman who had ruled them without the benefit of a constitution for the past 19 months by dumping her from office in a landslide election. After 11 years of rule, Indira Gandhi has resigned, and in an uncharacteristically humble statement said she ""accepted the verdict unreservedly"" and promised ""constructive cooperation"" with the new government. The heads of the victorious parties immediately dropped the year-and-a-half-old state of emergency, freed political prisoners, and began negotiations over who would head the new government.
7/15/1997Mahesh Chander Mehta, Environmental activist, wins Ramon Magsaysay Award.
10/2/1969Gandhi's birth centenary celebrated all over the country.
4/15/1874Tryambak Sitaram Karkhanis, founder of `Maharashtra Natak Mandali', was born.
12/5/1950Sikkim becomes a protectorate of India.
7/25/1977B. D. Jathi retired from the post of second acting President.
7/10/1992Dr. Najma Heptulla re-elected Dy. Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
8/27/2000Mika Hakkinen wins the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix in SPA-Francorchamps at Belgium.