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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 |
8/8/1948 | Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, passed away at Pearl River, New York. |
9/1/1988 | Fatte Singrao Gaekwad of Baroda, former Member of Parliament, passed away. |
1/11/1966 | Gulzarilal Nanda was appointed as the acting Prime Minister of India. He held this position till January 24, 1966. |
10/1/1991 | India takes over the presidency of Security Council with Ambassador G.R. Gharekhan in the chair. |
1/2/1994 | Warden's in Arambaug, India lead about a fifty hungry and bruised elephants into a forest for temporary shelter. After a week, the herd strayed from a santuary, stampeding villagers and terrorising peasants. |
6/13/1905 | Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji, cricketer (England 1929-31), was born. |
2/11/1968 | Deendayal Upadhyaya, great philosopher, litterateur, social worker, thinker and founder of Jansangh, passed away. |
3/1/1994 | Manmohan Desai, famous Hindi film maker, passed away. He was 57. |
7/5/1994 | Kiran Bedi, Delhi IG, wins Magsaysay Award. |
12/29/1938 | Mahavir Prasad Dvivedi, famous litterateur, writer, poet and editor, died at the age of 74. |
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