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Historical Event on 1/28/1877

Pulin Bihari Das, revolutionary journalist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/12/1992Ms. Santosh Yadav (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) becomes the second Indian woman to set foot atop Mt. Everest.
8/1/1846Dwarkanath Tagore, a Hindu philanthropist, died in London.
1/15/1996Victoria Terminus (VT) station in Mumbai renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Terminus by the Centre.
2/12/1960Chinese army kills 12 Indian soldiers.
9/1/1947Mahatma Gandhi undertakes a fast for unity among Hindus and Muslims. He breaks the fast after 73 hours when peace is restored.
12/21/2000Central Zone and South Zone are declared joint winners after the game ends in a tie in the final of the Deodhar Trophy one day cricket tournament in Lucknow.
8/30/1994The ruling CPC-led Left Front captures large majority of gram panchayat seats in Tripura civic polls.
1/16/1995Missile carrier vessel 'Vidhrut' dedicated to nation.
1/18/1950India is declared a secular republic. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964) is determined to abolish casteism and industrialize the nation. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized. India also moved a motion for no war treaty between India and Pakistan to improve the relations with neighboring countries.
7/23/1904The Great Indian Peninsula Railway started First Class restaurant cars on its mail trains.