October8

16 policemen are killed when their vehicle is blown up by PWG naxalites on the Basaguda-Jagargunda road in Madhya Pradesh's Bastar division.

RBI announces 1\% cut in the lending and deposit rates.

Mahatma Gandhi started publication of 'Young India'.

Ernest F E Douwes Dekker, Dutch founder of National India Party, was born.

Ramdas Katari, former Navy Chief, was born.

Sarobindu Nath Banerjee 'Shute', cricket all rounder played one test vs West Indies, was born at Calcutta.

Indian nationalists call a general strike on Prince of Wales's arrival in Bombay.

The Indian Air Force was officially established, being the date of its formal constitution as India's first Air Force.

Indian Air Force celebrates 50 years.

The squadron did itself proud by flying the "Big Boy Formation" with one IL-76 in lead and two AN-32 of the Squadron in formation on the occasion of the Air Force Day.

Loknayak Jayprakash Harsudayal Narayan, veteran socialist leader, passed away at the age of 76. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna on Dec. 23, 1998 and played a key role in the formation of Janta Party which defeated Indian National Congress for the first time.

Anup Sridhar and Trupti Murugunde claim the boys and girls title in the Sonora All India junior ranking tournament in Kozhikode.

Raaj Kumar, famous Hindi film actor, was born.

Jayaprakash Narayan died.

Veteran freedom fighter and Congress leader Kamalapati Tripathi (86) died.

B.B. Lyngdoh, Meghalaya CM, loses vote of confidence in the assembly.