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Historical Event on 6/28/1986
Union Government sanctions maternity leave for unmarried women employees too.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
7/25/1997 | Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999) retired from the post of 9th President. |
2/18/1992 | 47 die in Tamil Nadu's Kumbakonam Mahamakham stampede. |
5/28/1883 | Vinayak Damodar Savarkar ""Veer Savarkar"", great freedom fighter, social reformer, politician and writer, was born at Bhagur village near Nasik. |
1/24/1950 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected to become the first President of India and 'Jana Gana Mana....' was accepted as the National Anthem of the country. |
12/1/1989 | National Front decides to form a government with outside support from the BJP and the Left Parties. |
6/10/1957 | Bhai Vir Singh, great Punjabi poet, novelist, social reformer, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, died. |
12/6/1997 | Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands. |
2/4/1994 | India elected to the executive boards of UNDP, UN Population Fund and UNICEF. |
4/26/1924 | Ramabai Ranade, social reformer, passed away. She played a major role in the upliftment of women in India and founded Sevasadan in Bombay, a hostel for the ladies. |
7/31/1880 | Nawab Rai\Dhanpat Rai, 'Prem Chand', great litterateur, writer, editor, journalist and headmaster, was born at Lamahi village near Varanasi, UP. |
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