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Historical Event on 12/28/2000
India, Israel deal on Phalcon AWACS planes put on hold, pending change of guard in the U.S.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/1/1664 | Shivaji assumes royal title. |
| 9/30/1999 | A B Vajpayee, Prime Minister, calls upon the people at an election campaign in Lucknow to give him a five-year term. |
| 4/23/1774 | British Commander Colonel Chapman defeated Rohilla's army and captured Ruhelkhand. |
| 7/6/1935 | Dalai Lama, the 14th incarnate and religious leader of Tibet, was born. He was born to Tenzin Gyotso (His Holiness the VIVth Dalai Lama) in Taksten Village, Chhija Nangso, Tibet. He was awarded with Nobel Prize for Peace in 1989. |
| 5/5/1994 | Revolt against Nar Bahadur Bhandari government in Sikkim, Sanchaman Limboo elected new leader. |
| 9/16/1997 | Rajeev Balakrishnan sets 100m national mark in the ITC International Athletics meet. |
| 5/20/1994 | K. Brahmananda Reddy, 83, former Andhra Pradesh CM, passed away in Hyderabad. |
| 10/29/1964 | Priceless and irreplaceable gems, including the famed 'Star of India' of 563.35 carats and 2.5 inches in diameter, were stolen from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, in a daring burglary. An alarm system was discontinued years ago as was the all-night guard in the gem hall, both for reasons of economy. The jewels were uninsured due to high-priced premiums. There were other jewels too that were also robbed during this time. |
| 1/29/1997 | Fire engulfs most of the three top floors of the Express Towers, skyrise building owned by Indian Express group in Mumbai. |
| 7/14/1997 | Eleventh Presidential election with K.R.Narayanan and T.N. Seshan as candidates; 732 out of 775 MPs and 3893 out of 4058 MLAs cast their ballots. |
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