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Historical Event on 6/28/1975
As a response to anti-government demonstrations, India imposes the toughest press censorship since independence.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/6/1976 | Baliram Bhagat elected Lok Sabha Speaker. |
| 11/30/1982 | World premier of Sir Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' held in New Delhi. |
| 11/16/1883 | Pandit Baburao Vishnu Paradkar, eminent Hindi editor and journalist, was born at Varanasi. |
| 12/28/1932 | Britain says it is to release 28,000 prisoners, including Gandhi. |
| 9/24/1777 | Sarfoji Bhosle, king of Tanjawar, was born. |
| 8/4/1894 | Narayan Sitaram Phadke, famous Hindi writer, was born at Karjat. |
| 7/25/1982 | Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913-1996) retired from the post of sixth President. |
| 8/15/1950 | Indian Constitution goes into effect. |
| 9/20/1932 | Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" (hunger strike) in Poona prison to secure abolition of separate electorates for Harijans and untouchables. |
| 12/7/1995 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2C), third indigenous satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This is still in service. It was launched by Ariane launch vehicle at French Guyana. |
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