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Historical Event on 8/28/1906
Chintamani Govind (Mama Pendse), great actor, was born.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/15/1977 | Rashid Ahmed Siddiqui, modern Urdu writer, passed away. |
7/26/1614 | Jahangir captured Mewar from Rana Amar Singh. A treaty was signed. In the Mughal court, Rana and his son were treated with exceptional courtesy. |
8/29/1947 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar became the President of Constitution Council. |
5/11/1888 | Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist, writer and connoisseur of music and arts, was born. |
3/4/1996 | India and EU agree on a plan to boost trade ties. |
1/6/1932 | Kamleshwar, famous Hindi writer, was born. |
1/26/1950 | India is proclaimed a Sovereign Democratic Republic ceasing to be a British dominion and adopted Indian Constitution which came into force. |
5/25/1965 | Independent India had further clashes with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971, one over the intractable Kashmir dispute and the other over Bangladesh. A border war was also fought with China in 1962 in the North-Eastern region, which resulted in the loss of Aksai Chin in Ladakh and smaller areas in the North-east. India continues to dispute sovereignty over these areas. |
9/18/1932 | A Hindu delegation is given permission to interview Gandhi, currently held in prison and undertaking a hunger strike. On arrival, they also find he has taken a vow of silence. |
8/16/1933 | Mahatma Gandhi goes on fast for being denied to continue the anti-untouchability propaganda. |
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