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Historical Event on 1/28/1996
Dev Kanta Baruah, first President of former Congress, passed away at New Delhi at the age of 82.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/9/1989 | Sanjay Khan, actor-director, critically injured in a fire accident. |
| 1/28/1865 | Lala Lajpat Rai 'Punjab Kesari', great valiant freedom fighter, social reformer, humanitarian and lawyer, was born in Dhudike village of Ferozepur district, Punjab. |
| 9/29/1959 | Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat. |
| 11/8/1991 | K.P.S. Gill reappointed DGP in Punjab. |
| 5/16/1946 | Gandhiji's Cabinet Mission announces Plan. |
| 4/17/1923 | Lindsay Anderson, director (Thursday's Children), was born in Bangalore, India. |
| 7/24/2000 | The trial in the Rs. 133 crore urea scam resumes after about one year in the special court for CBI cases in New Delhi. |
| 6/16/1893 | Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar, social worker and industrialist, was born at Athikkadu Thekkur in Tamil Nadu. |
| 6/20/1916 | Sreemati Nathibai Damodher Thackersey (SNDT) Indian Women' s University, first women's and the fifth Indian University, was established in Pune by D.K. Karve. |
| 11/22/1928 | British King George confined to bed with congested lung; Queen to take over duties. |
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