1997 Event Vijay Singh of Fiji wins Buick Open at the Warwick Hills Golf 1997 Event Vijay Singh wins Golf Memorial at Muirfield Village CC, 14 under par 1996 Death Baldev Singh Chahal, campaigner, dies at 59 1995 Death Beant Singh, Prime Minister of Punjab province of India, assassinated at 73 1995 Event World best 7th wkt stand 461 by Bhupinder Singh, Jr. and P Dharmani 1994 Death Zail Singh, president of India (1982-87), dies at 78 1989 Event Vishwanath Pratap Singh sworn in as president of India 1988 Event Lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh (held for 30 months) 1985 Death Harchand Singh Longowai, Sikh leader, shot by Sikh extremists 1985 Event Gandhi signs peace contract with Sikh leader Harchand Singh Longowai 1984 Death Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, Indies Sikh leader 1979 Event India premier Charan Singh resigns 1970 Birthday Bhupinder Singh, Jr., cricketer, Punjab and Indian ODI batsman 1968 Birthday Bess Singh, Lennart Bes, Dutch pop drummer, Burma Shop-Hippies 1966 Event Test Cricket debut of Bishen Singh Bedi, India vs. WI Calcutta, 2-92 1965 Birthday Maninder Singh, cricketer, Indian leftarm spinner in 35 Tests 1982-93 1964 Event Hanumant Singh scores 105 India vs. England on debut at Delhi 1963 Death Bikram Singh, Indies Lieutenant-General (Kashmir), dies 1963 Death Daulet Singh, Indies Lieutenant-General, dies 1963 Birthday Navjot Singh Sidhu, cricketer, Indian opening batsman 1963 Birthday Gursharan Singh, cricketer, Indian batsman played one Test 1989-90 1963 Birthday Vijay Singh, Lautoka Fiji, PGA golfer, 1993 Buick Classic 1958 Birthday Yograj Singh, cricketer, Indian pace bowler early 80's 1956 Birthday Balwinder Singh Sandhu, cricketer, Sikh pace bowler 1983 World Cup 1955 Event Kripal Singh scores 100 on Test Cricket debut, India vs. New Zealand 1952 Birthday Yajurvindra Singh, cricketer, Indian batsman late 70's 1948 Birthday Tara Oedayraj Singh Varma, 1st black woman in Dutch 2nd Chamber 1941 Birthday Milkha Singh, cricketer, bro of Kripal Singh India batsman in 4 Tests 1939 Birthday Hanumant Singh, cricketer, 14 Tests for India-century on debut 1937 Birthday Baldev Singh Chahal, campaigner 1933 Birthday A G Kripal Singh, cricketer, India, 100* on debut vs. New Zealand 1959 1932 Birthday Manmohan Singh, Indian Statesman 1929 Birthday Balbir Singh, India, field hockey player, Gold Medal Gold Medals 1948, 1956 Olympics 1928 Birthday Udham Singh, born in India, field hockey player, Gold Medals 1952, 1956, 1964 Olympics 1922 Birthday Kanwar Rai Singh, cricketer, batted at MCG in Test for India 1948 1922 Birthday Beant Singh, politiician 1919 Birthday Dharam Singh, India, field hockey player 1964 Olympic gold 1910 Birthday Amar Singh, cricketer, dashing Indian all-rounder of thirties 1909 Birthday Lall Singh, cricketer, scored 15 and 29 in India's 1st Test match 1839 Death Ranjit Singh, Governor of Lahore, dies
