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Historical Event on 4/28/1701

John Norris of Britain met Aurangjeb at Parnela in South India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/12/1999A 50-member BJP ministry led by Ram Prakash Gupta is sworn in Uttar Pradesh.
2/9/1991India holds the last decennial census of the century.
6/21/1998India and Russia sign a $2.5-billion deal to set up a nuclear power station at Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu.
11/15/1988Dalai Lama agreed for less then independent country to save the cultural heritage of Tibet.
7/21/1984Terrorists breach Bhakra canal in Punjab.
7/1/1927Chandrashekhar, former Prime Minister of India, was born.
7/6/1995Five foreign tourists trekking in Kashmir 10 km uphill from Pahalgam were abducted by militants.
10/28/1984Federal agents early this morning caught Guru Shree Rajneesh trying to flee the country. Rajneesh was charged with violating immigration laws and arranging phoney marriages for his cult members. The religious leader was nabbed at Charlotte, North Carolina airport when his jet, bound for Bermuda, touched down for re-fueling. The Bhagwan ran a commune of about 1,500 people in Oregon. Thousands more cult members live in Rajneesh's native land India and other countries. He knew the federal government had no faith in him after his chief adviser, a woman named Ma Anand Sheela, was arrested in West Germany for several minor offenses. Rajneesh appeared in court on this date clad in a lavender robe.
2/7/1908Manmanath Gupta was born.
3/23/1967Pandey Bechain Sharma (Ugra) passed away.