Indian lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of India (died 1991)

Rajiv Gandhi

Rajiv Ratna Gandhi was an Indian politician and pilot who served as the prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989 for two terms. He took office after the assassination of his mother, then–prime minister Indira Gandhi, to become the youngest Indian prime minister at the age of 40. He served until his defeat at the 1989 election, and then became Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, resigning in December 1990, six months before his own assassination.

Born

1944

August 20

Died

1991

Era

1940s

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Rajiv, in brief

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Key dates

1944 Born
1991 Died

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14 Agrippa Postumus, maternal grandson of the late Roman emperor Augustus, is executed by his guards while in exile.
636 Marking the first great wave of Muslim conquests and the rapid advance of Islam outside Arabia, Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid defeat the Byzantine Empire and take control of the Levant.
917 Battle of Acheloos: Tsar Simeon I of Bulgaria decisively defeats a Byzantine army.
1083 The first King of Hungary, Stephen I, and his son, Prince Emeric, are canonized, a date now celebrated as a National Day in Hungary.

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The world in 1944

When Rajiv arrived

april 1 World War II: Navigation errors lead to an accidental American bombing of the Swiss city of Schaffhausen.
april 10 Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escape from Birkenau death camp.
april 16 World War II: Allied forces start bombing Belgrade, killing about 1,100 people. This bombing fell on the Orthodox Christian Easter.
april 17 Forces of the Communist-controlled Greek People's Liberation Army attack the smaller National and Social Liberation resistance group, which surrenders. Its leader Dimitrios Psarros is murdered.

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Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle 1517–1586 French cardinal and art collector (died 1586) David Walliams 1971– English comedian, actor, and author Laura Georges 1984– French footballer Peter Oakley 1927–2014 English soldier and blogger (died 2014) Sneaky Pete Kleinow 1934– American country-rock pedal-steel guitarist and songwriter (died 2007)

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Same-year contemporaries

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Al Kooper 1944– American singer-songwriter and producer Al Michaels 1944– American sportscaster Angélica María 1944– American-born Mexican singer-songwriter and actress Anne Robinson 1944– English journalist and game show host António Variações 1944–1984 Portuguese musician (died 1984) Azizan Abdul Razak 1944–2013 Malaysian politician, 10th Menteri Besar of Kedah (died 2013) Ban Ki-moon 1944– South Korean politician and diplomat, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations Barry White 1944–2003 American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1944) Carlos Alberto Torres 1944–2016 Brazilian footballer and manager (died 2016)

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