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Historical Event on 8/28/1733
Sekhoji (Jaysingrao) Angre, famous naval officer of Maratha navy, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/15/1992 | 37 die in a landslide at Meghamalai near Chinnamanur. |
| 3/15/1946 | Attlee offers India full independence after agreement on constitution in London. |
| 12/16/1867 | Amy Carmichael, Scotch Irish missionary, was born. She went to India in 1895 under the Zenana Missionary Society, remaining there without furlough until her death 56 years later. An invalid during her last 20 years, she worked to rescue children from the Hindus. |
| 8/22/2000 | Parliament okays two Constitutional Amendment Bills restoring relaxations in marks for promotion in government jobs to SC/STs and exempting Arunachal from reservation for SCs. |
| 12/20/1988 | The Constitution (62nd Amendment) Bill for reducing the voting age from 21 to 18 years receives Parliamentary approval. |
| 9/26/1975 | Notification to pay equal payment to both men and women workers was promulgated. |
| 5/28/1925 | Awadh Kishore Narain, educationist, was born. |
| 7/20/1991 | Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, former Maharaja of Travancore, passed away at the age of 78 years after a brief illness. His term as the descendant of the Chera dynasty saw many progressive reforms in the field of legislation, education and many more. He was hailed as ""Ashoka the second"", and Gandhiji parised him as a ""Historical wonder"". |
| 12/27/1990 | Central Govt. introduces fresh direct tax proposals to raise additional Rs. 810 crore by raising income tax and fixing limits for deduction of depreciation. |
| 2/15/1924 | Shankarrao Bajirao Patil, great leader of Maharashtra, was born. |
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