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Historical Event on 7/28/1994

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/18/1924Mahatma Gandhi was to fast for 21 days in despair of the recent riots between Muslims and Hindus. It was an expression of his 'unbearable hopelessnes'. ""Nothing I say or write,"" he said, ""can bring the two communities together."" Even as he spoke there were reports of further riots at Kohat, in which 20 Hindus and 11 Muslims were killed. Reservations, Gandhi speaking in Allahabad said, reserved the right to drink water with or without salt. ""It is both a penance and a prayer. As it is penance I need not have taken the public into my confidence but I publish it as, let me hope, an effective prayer to Hindus and Muslims, not to commit suicide"".
6/11/2000Assailants gun down 12 upper caste persons, including eight of a family in Bihar's Nawada district.
4/30/1992Over 7 years after the gas disaster, a Bhopal court orders attachment of Carbide properties in India.
9/12/1905Anglo-Japanese treaty provides for Japan to help safeguard India at London.
3/2/1996Malabar University (Kerala) comes into being.
3/2/1996Pedro Alvaris, Portugese businessman, reached Calicut and established the first European factory in India.
10/5/1997Leander-Mahesh win China Open ATP Tour doubles event.
7/11/1997Ten persons were killed as police opened fire on Dalit mob which attacked vehicles in protest against desecration of Ambedkar bust in Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar in north-east Mumbai.
11/19/1978Gavaskar gets twin cricket tons for India for second time.
1/27/1970Probir Sen, cricketer, 20 catches & 11 stumpings and 14 Tests for India, passed away.