- 1984 in India
"See also:"
1983 in India ,
other events of 1984,1985 in India and theTimeline of Indian history .Events
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5 March -Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi ordersOperation Blue Star to flush out separatist militants fromHarimandir Sahib , the most sacred shrine ofSikhism .
*2 April - Squadron LeaderRakesh Sharma is launched into space, aboard the "Soyuz T-11 ".
*13 April - India launchesOperation Meghdoot , as most of theSiachen Glacier inKashmir comes under Indian control.
*5 June - The Indian government beginsOperation Blue Star , the planned attack on the Golden Temple inAmritsar .
*6 June -India n troops storm the Golden Temple atAmritsar , the Sikhs' holiest shrine, killing an estimated 2000 people.
*31 October -India n Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi is assassinated by her two Sikh security guards. Riots soon break out inNew Delhi , and some 2,700 Sikhs are killed.Rajiv Gandhi becomes prime minister ofIndia .
*3 December -Bhopal Disaster : Amethyl isocyanate leak from aUnion Carbide pesticide plant inBhopal ,Madhya Pradesh , kills more than 2,000 people outright and injures anywhere from 15,000 to 22,000 others (some 6,000 of whom later die from their injuries) in one of the worst industrial disasters in history.Births
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4 January - Jeeva, actor.
*24 March -Adrian D'Souza , field hockey player.
*16 July -Katrina Kaif , actress.
*24 August -Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj , actor.
*27 October -Irfan Pathan , cricketer.Deaths
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10 March -I. S. Johar , actor, writer, producer and director (b.1920).
*6 June -Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale , Sikh theologian and leader (b.1947).
*31 October -Indira Gandhi , Prime Minister, assassinated (b.1917).
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