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Historical Event on 6/28/1787

Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, was born.

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12/8/1857Mohsini from Delhi was hanged in jail.
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5/13/1648Construction of the Red Fort at Dehli was completed.
9/20/1997President K. R. Narayanan inaugurates the first Dr. Ambedkar Law University in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
9/25/1984Indian Army withdraws from the Golden Temple; repair of Akal Takht complete.
6/27/1838Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (Chatterjee), famous novelist, ""the father of modern Indian fiction"" and writer of national song 'Vande Mataram', was borm at Katalpara near Naihati, West Bengal. Some of his writings are 'Anandmath' and 'Kapal Kundala'. He was among the first two Bengalee Graduates.
6/27/1838Akbar responded with alacrity and arrived at Ahmadabad and made adequate arrangements for its administration.
7/25/1992Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma sworn in as the ninth President of India. He remain in this office from July 25, 1992 to July 25, 1997.
10/18/2000Supreme Court gives the nod for construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river.
8/25/1960Olympics opened at Rome.