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ABDUL HAMID, PVC |
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January 28, 2000 - A pictorial postage stamp
of value Rs 3 was issued by India Post as part of a set of five postage
stamps on gallantry award winners. |
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BAJI RAO II |
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January 28 - Death Anniversary |
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CHAKRAVARTI RAJAGOPALACHARI |
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January 28, 1956: He signed a resolution
along with Annadurai and Periyar endorsing the continuation of English
as the official language. |
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GAMA PEHELWAN |
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January 28, 1920: He defeated the Polish
world champion, Stanislaus Zbysko within a minute and was
crowned "Rustame-e-Zaman" (The World
Champion).
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INDIA - FREEDOM Battle of Aliwal |
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January 28, 1846: The Battle of Aliwal was
fought on this day between the British and the Sikhs. The British won a
victory which is sometimes regarded as the turning point of the First
Anglo-Sikh War, which began six years after the death of Ranjit Singh,
who had established the Sikh Empire in the Punjab. |
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INDIA - FREEDOM Partition of India |
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January 28, 1933: On this day, the Muslims
of India mooted the division (or partition) of India on communal and
religious grounds. |
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INDIA - POLITICS All-India Muslim League |
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January 28, 1933: Choudhary Rahmat Ali,
founder of the Pakistan National Movement, voiced his ideas in the
pamphlet entitled "Now or Never; Are We to Live or Perish Forever?" |
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INDIA - SUPREME COURT |
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January 28, 1950: Supreme Court of India was created on this day. |
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INDIA POST |
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January 28, 1873: The Government Savings
Bank Act 1873 was passed by the legislature on this day. |
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K. M. CARIAPPA |
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January 28 - Birth Anniversary |
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LALA LAJPAT RAI |
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January 28 - Birth Anniversary |
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MOHAMMAD KAIF |
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January 28, 2002: He made his ODI Match
debut on this day; against England. |
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M. VENKAIAH NAIDU |
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January 28, 2004 - He was elected as National President of BJP unopposed
for a full 3-year term. |
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SISTER NIVEDITA |
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January 28, 1898: She reached Calcutta,
India. |
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O.P. NAYYAR |
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January 28 - Death Anniversary |
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Pandit MOTIRAM JASRAJ |
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January 28 - Birthday |
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PRAMOD MAHAJAN |
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January 28, 2003: On this day, he retired
as the Minister of Communications and Information Technology. |
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RAJA RAMANNA |
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January 28 - Birth Anniversary |
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| RAM PRASAD BISMIL |
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January 28, 1918 - He published a
pamphlet titled Deshvasiyon Ke Nam Sandesh (A Message to
Countrymen), which he distributed along with his poem
Mainpuri Ki Pratigya (Vow of Mainpuri). To collect funds for
the party looting was undertaken on three occasions in 1918.
The incident is known as the "Mainpuri Conspiracy"
against the British King Emperor. |
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SANGEET NATAK AKADEMI |
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January 28, 1953:
Dr
Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, inaugurated it on
this day in a special function held in the Parliament House. |
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SHRUTI Rajalakshmi HAASAN |
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January 28 - Birthday |
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SOHRAB MERWANJI MODI |
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January 28 - Death Anniversary |
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VINOD KHOSLA |
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January 28 - Birthday |
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