7-October-1586

The Mughal army entered Srinagar where 'Khutbah' was being recited in the name of the emperor. 7-October-1708

Guru Govind Singh, tenth and the last Sikh Guru, was assassinated. 7-October-1737

40 feet waves sink 20,000 small craft & kill 300,000 (Bengal, India). 7-October-1914

Begam Akhtar, famous gazal singer, was born. 7-October-1919

Mahatma Gandhij started publication of 'Navjeevan' newspaper. 7-October-1950

Mother Teresa, started Missionaries of Charity, in Calcutta. 7-October-1952

Chandigarh became the capital of Punjab. 7-October-1953

Chandigarh was inaugurated as capital of Punjab. 7-October-1955

Heavy floods in India and Pakistan caused 1,700 lives in India alone. 7-October-1971

K. Kelappan, freedom fighter, social reformer, revolutionary, education

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