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Historical Event on 1/28/1865
Lala Lajpat Rai 'Punjab Kesari', great valiant freedom fighter, social reformer, humanitarian and lawyer, was born in Dhudike village of Ferozepur district, Punjab.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/10/1756 | Clive sailed from Madras, to capture Calcutta, with a large naval fleet consisting of 900 European and 1500 Indian soldiers along with 5 battle ships, and 5 other vessels. |
| 2/16/1980 | The first visible Total Solar Eclipse of the 20th Century was seen. This succeeded the total solar eclipse after 22 June 1898. |
| 11/18/1955 | Nicolai Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev, top USSR Soviet leaders, first time came to New Delhi. |
| 7/20/1924 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar established Bahishkrit Hitkarni Sabha. |
| 1/26/1950 | The new Indian awards known as Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra and Vir Chakra, were finally selected in June 1948 and annouced on the first Republic Day. Param Vir Chakra to the Victoria Cross, the Maha Vir Chakra to the Indian Order of Merit and the Vir Chakra is equivalent to the Military Cross. The Ashoka Chakra series, meant for gallantry other than in the face of the enemy, was probably meant to replace the George Cross, Albert Medal and George Medal. |
| 2/13/1977 | Jasawant Singh, famous physiologist, passed away. |
| 5/1/1958 | Bell, 47 G3, the flight was upgraded to a helicopter unit with a Sqn Ldr as its Commanding Officer. |
| 5/18/1992 | President R. Venkataraman reaches Beijing. |
| 12/11/1843 | Robert Koch, famous French scientist, was born in Clausthal village, Germany. |
| 5/27/1997 | Sri Lanka claims Independence Cup, winning the second match in the best-of-three finals in Calcutta. |
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