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Historical Event on 9/28/1924
In penance for riots, Gandhi, on hunger strike in Delhi, proclaimed he would break his fast only at death.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/3/1882 | Nandalal Bose, great Indian painter and master, was born in Bengal. |
| 11/2/2000 | Sinam Chandramani Singh (18), national bravery award winner, his brother Sinam Robin Singh and their aunt were among 10 killed in firing by eight Assam Rifles personnel at Malom near Imphal. |
| 4/30/1870 | Dadasaheb Phalke alias Dhundiraj Gobind Phalke was born at Trymbakeshwar near Nasik, Maharashtra. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra' and founded Phalke & Co. at Bombay. He was a director, producer, writer, editor & laboratorian, portrait photographer and also a scene-painter. |
| 4/30/1870 | Sheikh Mirza, chieftain of a small state of Ferghana, was born in Turkmenistan. |
| 1/17/1989 | Colonel J. K. Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the geographic South Pole. |
| 5/27/1964 | Gulzarilal Nanda was entrusted the responsibility as Acting Prime Minster of India. He held this office till June 9, 1964. He is till date the only Acting Prime Minster of India. |
| 1/3/1997 | Olympian Jaspal Rana sets new national mark in junior men's sports pistol 25 metres in National Shooting in Asansol. |
| 12/15/1991 | Satyajit Ray, film maestro, awarded Special Oscar for his lifetime achievement. |
| 4/6/1990 | Bhalchandra Tryambak Randive, senior Marxist leader and founder President of WTU, died. |
| 12/22/1999 | The Government says there is no hidden agenda behind the US lifting of curbs. |
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