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Historical Event on 12/28/1930

Police are stoned by demonstrators as they attempt to prevent an illegal flag-salutation ceremony at Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/14/1659Aurangzeb defeated his brother Dara Shukoh to capture the throne of Delhi.
6/1/1959N.G. Ranga resigned from the Indian National Congress and took up the leadership of the newly formed Swatantra Party.
7/11/1630Rezabeebeth Sookeas Begum passed away.
8/9/1965Pakistan chose to persist while the Indian Army Corps on the ceasefire line got down to neutralizing the Gibraltar Force. As a first step, main infiltration routes were blocked and Pakistan was forced out of the Haji Fir bulge (known to them as Bedori).
4/6/1968Indira Gandhi,PM, inaugurated the construction of Bokaro Steel Plant.
12/24/1999Indian Airlines Kathmandu-Delhi Airbus 300 with 186 people on board hijacked shortly after take-off.
8/18/199112 LTTE militants commit suicide.
1/19/1996Upendranath 'Ashk', noted Hindi literary figure known for his disputed writings, passed away.
2/3/1928Chandrasekhar Vaman Gadkari, cricketer (Indian batsman in 6 Tests 1953-55), was born at Pune.
7/11/1980Ebbie Kodiat, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Kuwait.