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Historical Event on 4/28/1993
Troops storm police complex in Srinagar and free officials from the rebelling 2000 policemen.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/11/1824 | US War Dept creates the Bureau of Indian Affair. |
| 12/12/1992 | Government asks CBI to probe the demolition of the masjid in Ayodhya. |
| 8/15/1947 | India and Pakistan gain independence (dominion status). Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Mohammad Ali Jinnah is appointed the Governor General of Pakistan. Independent India's first cabinet meeting with Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister held. Members of the first Cabinet were: 1. J. L. Nehru - PM, External and Commonwealth Relations and Scientific Research, 2. Sardar Patel - Home Information and Broadcasting and States, 3. Dr. Rajendra Praised - Food and Agriculture, 4. Maulana Azad - Education, 5. John Mathai - Railways and Transport, 6. Sardar Baldev Singh - Defence, 7. Jagjivan Ram - Labour, 8. C. H. Bhabha - Commerce, 9. R. A. Kidwai - Communications, 10. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur - Health, 11. B. R. Ambedkar - Law 12. R. K. Sanmukham Chetty - Finance, 13. Shyama Prasad Mookerji - Industries and Supplies, 14. N. V. Gadgil - Works, Mines and Power. |
| 9/21/1898 | Tushar Kanti Ghosh, famous journalist, was born. |
| 5/23/1931 | Sharad Joshi, famous Hindi poet, playwright and journalist, was born. |
| 4/9/1986 | First University in India devoted to hygiene established at Vijaywada. |
| 7/3/1996 | 25 to 30\% hike in prices of petroleum products. |
| 1/10/1920 | India became member of League of Nations. |
| 7/13/1905 | Premnath Bazaz, famous Kashmir freedom fighter, was born. |
| 8/25/1960 | Olympics opened at Rome. |
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