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Historical Event on 1/28/1895

Shankarrao Dattatray Dev, veteran Congress leader, Gandhian and Sarvoday leader, was born.

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3/29/1989Central Institute of Fisheries Education gets the distinction of becoming the first Fisheries University in India.
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11/7/2000The BJP firebrand Uma Bharti makes a triumphant return to the Union Ministry as Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs and Arun Jaitley gets elevated as Cabinet Minister in a mini expansion. Maj.Gen. (Retd) B. C. Khanduri takes oath as Minister of State for Transport and Highways.
3/26/1980Bombay gets its first rock concert in 10 years (The Police).
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3/18/1972First Indian Book Fair was organised by National Book Trust in New Delhi.
8/18/2000The Supreme Court rejects a petition filed by former Navy chief Vishnu Bhagwat challenging his dismissal from service and the consequent direction stripping him of the title Admiral.
8/13/1928Nationalists issue a draft constitution calling for dominion status and a two-chamber parliament.
5/17/1999Sonia Gandhi resigns as Congress president but the CWC(I) rejects it.
3/21/1996PSLV-D3 launched successfully.