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Historical Event on 8/28/1997
Election Commission orders that no convicted person will be allowed to contest elections even if an appeal against the conviction was pending in a higher court.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/8/1895 | Ramchandra Sakharam Ruikar, freedom fighter, pioneer of the labour movement in India and President of All India Trade Union Congress, was born at Rui village, district Kolhapur, Maharashtra. |
| 8/8/1942 | 'Britishers Quit India', this resolution was announced in public at Bombay Congress Session. This resolution was passed by All Indian National Congress Committee and Gandhiji gave the 'Do or Die' call for Independence struggle. |
| 1/2/1992 | Central Ministers Cabinet approved that elections will take place after the death of any independent candidate. |
| 6/30/1992 | Over 20 Indian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia due to heatwave and inadequate medical attention. |
| 7/15/1902 | Judge K. Subba Rao, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born. |
| 12/14/1812 | Lord Charles Caning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), was born. |
| 4/1/1989 | Shridhar Madhav Joshi (S. M. Joshi), great socialist leader, passed away. |
| 9/14/1967 | US announces plan to give India $1.3 million to buy contraceptives. |
| 8/15/1960 | Maharashtra State Sahkari Grihvitta Corporation was established. |
| 12/10/1907 | Rudyard Kipling, author of `The Jungle Book' and `Kim', received the Nobel prize for literature. |
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