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Events on Wednesday 31 October 1984 1
1917 – 1984Indira Gandhi (1917-1984)Died 31 October 1984, aged 66Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, was shot and killed by two of her Sikh bodyguards at her residence in New Delhi, in apparent revenge for Operation Blue Star. Her assassination triggered widespread anti-Sikh violence across India. She was succeeded as prime minister by her son Rajiv Gandhi.