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28 July - India on this day16 events

1924

Many deaths were reported and several villages were destroyed due to floods in the south.

#disaster28-July-1924
1872

Albert P Sarraut, French Governor General of Indo-China (1911..19)/PM (1933/36), was born.

#birth28-July-1872
1909

Brahmanand Reddi Kasu, politician, was born at Madras.

#birth#politics28-July-1909
1912

Ramchandra Gondo Ginde, famous neuro surgeon, was born.

#birth28-July-1912
1914

Japanese boat 'Kamagata Maru' was compelled to deport to India from Vancouver, Canada. The ship was boarded with active freedom fighters who were against the British Government.

#freedom fighter#transport28-July-1914
1921

The All-India Congress Party votes to boycott a forthcoming visit by the Prince of Wales and urges a boycott of imported cloth.

#general#politics28-July-1921
1972

India and Pakistan sign Simla Pact, settling border dispute in Kashmir.

#general28-July-1972
1989

Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was disqualified from Rajya Sabha. It was the first case of such disqualification from the House under anti-defection law.

#law#politics28-July-1989
1997

Calling and holding of bandhs by political parties and other associations or organisations declared 'Illegal and unconstitutional' by a Full Bench of the Kerala High Court.

#law#politics28-July-1997
1997

12 persons are killed and 69 injured as New Delhi-bound Karnataka Express rams Himsagar Express at Old Faridabad station level-crossing in Haryana.

#transport#death28-July-1997
1939

Tarun Ram Phookun, great lawyer, orator, eminent writer and President of the Assam Chhatra Sammelan in 1928, passed away.

#death28-July-1939
1946

Sister Alphonsa, good teacher and social worker, died at Bharananganam.

#death28-July-1946
1921

Congress decided to boycott the visit of Prince of Wales in India.

#politics28-July-1921
1994

Sudhakarrao Naik, G. Ramanujam and O. N. Srivastava appointed Governors.

#politics28-July-1994
1994

Uproar in Parliament over the Government's rejection of JPC report.

#politics28-July-1994
1999

Shiv Sena president Bal Thackeray is banned from voting and contesting in any election for six years from December 11, 1995 on the recommendations of the Election Commission.

#politics28-July-1999