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Historical Event on 12/28/1926
Imperial Airways begins England-India mail & passenger service.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/26/1946 | 27 die as violence between Hindus and Muslims continued in Calcutta. |
| 9/4/1946 | Interim Government formed. |
| 7/22/1970 | Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV), College of Agriculture, Palampur was transferred to Himachal Pradesh University as part of its Agricultural Complex. |
| 2/19/1994 | Chambal dacoit Phoolan Devi, the Bandit Queen, was freed on parole after 11 years of incarceration. |
| 9/25/1962 | Rajiv Ramesh Kulkarni, cricketer (Indian Test pace bowler 1986-87), was born in Bombay. |
| 3/18/1948 | Eknath Dhondu Solkar, cricketer (India 1969-77, brilliant short-leg fielder), was born in Bombay. He is recipient of Arjun Award (1973). |
| 5/13/1648 | Construction of the Red Fort at Dehli was completed. |
| 3/3/1919 | Hari Narayan Apte, famous Marathi novelist, passed away. |
| 1/25/1856 | Battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers & Indians. |
| 8/23/1933 | Mahatma Gandhi was released from government detention in the Poona Civil Hospital after doctors warned that his fast was endangering his life. Gandhi, who undertook the fast eight days ago in protest over being arrested again by British authorities, weighed 90 pounds at the time of his release. There was considerable speculation over what the nationalist leader would do upon regaining his strength, but the common assumption was that he would be arrested again by the British authorities if he resumed his civil disobedience. |
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