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Historical Event on 1/28/1996
Dev Kanta Baruah, first President of former Congress, passed away at New Delhi at the age of 82.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/6/1962 | Peking agrees to talks with India to settle border disputes. |
| 10/6/1963 | Baba Kharak Singh, freedom fighter and grand old man of Punjab, died. |
| 11/3/1986 | Dr. Indrachandra Shastri, versatile in Sanskrit and Pali, died. |
| 10/5/1676 | East India company got authority from the King of England to mint Indian currencies 'Rupee and Paise' coins in Bombay. |
| 10/24/1890 | Shishirkumar Mitra, Physics expert, was born in Calcutta. |
| 12/7/1999 | Nareshwar Dayal is appointed India's High Commissioner to UK. |
| 7/1/1992 | Major changes in Exim policy-farming and repacking included under the definition of 'manufacturer'. |
| 7/20/1991 | Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, former Maharaja of Travancore, passed away at the age of 78 years after a brief illness. His term as the descendant of the Chera dynasty saw many progressive reforms in the field of legislation, education and many more. He was hailed as ""Ashoka the second"", and Gandhiji parised him as a ""Historical wonder"". |
| 12/17/1830 | Simon Bolivar, great dynamic leader and social reformer, died. |
| 7/25/1997 | Kocheril Raman Narayanan (K. R. Narayanan) became the 10th President of India. |
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