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Historical Event on 12/28/1974
Pandit Hiralal Shastri, great social worker, leader and first Chief Minister of Rajasthan State, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/26/1997 | Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes a Bill to amend the Prohibition Act, ending the state's 2-year experiment with total prohibition. |
| 3/4/1995 | Kakrapar nuclear power station's second unit located near Surat synchronised to the western grid after mandatory tests. |
| 10/23/1999 | A Boeing 707 carrying Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and his entourage lands safely at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai following a suspected tyre burst. |
| 7/16/1856 | Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar, on the request of Governor Lord Canning, instituted a law announcing the right of Hindu widows for re-marriage. |
| 6/5/1995 | A three-week long, the first ever Indo-US joint army training exercise begins. |
| 4/12/1799 | The Church Missionary Society was organized in London under the original name of the Society for Missions in Africa and the East. This Anglican missions agency currently works in fields located in Africa, Ceylon, India, Pakistan, Iran and Palestine. |
| 7/5/1992 | Centre scraps octroi in Union Territories. |
| 8/13/1913 | Khawtin Khuma, politician, was born at Phuldungsei, Tripura. |
| 7/11/2000 | Amrita Pritam, noted litterateur, honoured with the highest award for Punjabi literature for the century:""Shatabdi Samman"". |
| 4/19/1976 | Indira Gandhi proposes a resumption of ties with Pakistan in New Delhi. |
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