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Historical Event on 3/28/1986
Extremist Sikhs kill 13 Hindus in Ludhiana, India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 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. |
| 10/24/1955 | Ghulam Ahmad Hasan Muhammad Parkar, cricketer (Indian batsman vs England 1982), was born in Kalusta, Maharashtra. |
| 2/1/1990 | Governors named for 14 states. |
| 8/2/1935 | The British pass Govt. of India Act, separating Burma, Aden from India. |
| 8/2/1935 | Buhlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, ascends the throne of Delhi and displaced the Alam Shah of Syed dynasty. |
| 9/27/1958 | Mihir Sen becomes the first Indian to cross the English Channel from Dover to Calais. |
| 5/19/1975 | Farm truck packed with wedding party run over by a train, killing 66 in truck, at 40 miles south of Pune. |
| 1/26/1893 | Srijiva Nyayatirtha Bhattacharya, famous writer and educationist, was born Bhatpara, West Bengal. |
| 12/15/1997 | Orissa Janata Dal unit splits with 29 of 43 Legislature Party members forming 'Biju Janata Dal'. |
| 6/29/1998 | Government decides to grant full statehood for Delhi and create three new States namely Uttaranchal, Vananchal and Chattisgarh. |
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