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Historical Event on 8/28/1993
President's rule in J&K extended for another six months.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/1/1879 | Swami Vivekanand established Ramkrishna Mission. |
| 4/14/1979 | Sanjiva Reddy,President, flagged off the first electric train in Madras. |
| 11/5/1994 | Russi Modi appointed Chairman of Air India and Indian Airlines. |
| 4/9/1984 | Captain H.J. Singh of Indian Army crossed the Banihal Darsh with the help of Hand Glider and set a new record. |
| 7/6/1986 | Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, passed away. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communication Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70), Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record.(5-4-91). |
| 5/25/1894 | Biharilal Chakravorty, bengali poet, passed away. |
| 11/2/1841 | Akbar Khan revolts against Shah Shuja in Afghanistan. |
| 1/5/1995 | India receives first consignment of Chinese Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) for the 2 US built Tarapur nuclear plant with the approval of IAEA. |
| 8/9/1942 | Subhash Chandra Bose (Netaji) forms the Indian National Army in Malaya with the help of the Japanese. He inaugurates the Government of Free India at Singapore. |
| 1/11/1996 | Canadian PM Jean Chretien visits New Delhi. |
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