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Historical Event on 1/28/1902

Gandhiji left for Rangoon visit. Stays for a month with Gokhale at Calcutta. Returns to Rajkot and settles down to practise.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/18/1879Branch of 'Theosophical Panth' established in India.
4/25/2000West Bengal police nab Belal alias Lalu Mian, the suspected mastermind behind the hijacking of IC-814 IA flight to Kandahar last December, from a hideout in North 24 Parganas district.
9/28/1996Sukh Ram sent to Tihar jail in assets case.
3/23/1995Shakti Chattopadhyay, famous poet, passed away.
5/5/1930Gandhiji was arrested and imprisoned without trial. As a result there was ''hartal'' (strike)all over India. Over 100,000 people were jailed before the end of the year.
7/11/1964M C Chagla, Union Minister of Education, turns the first sod for the foundation of the 4 ft tunnel.
3/20/1977General Election (6th) of India ends. First time Indian National Congress Party lost in India.
5/2/1974700 union leaders arrested in a move to avert a rail strike in New Delhi.
3/21/1966Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P3) placed into polar orbit. This carries remote sensing payload and an X-ray astronomy payload. Launched by third developmental flight of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-D3) which is for launching 1,000-1,200 kg class of remote sensing satellites into polar sun-synchronous orbit. Still in service.
1/14/1995The 5th Pay Commission suggests trimming of bureaucracy.