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Historical Event on 1/28/1961
Foundation-stone of the first factory of H.M.T. wrist watches laid in Bangalore.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/29/1943 | Shaheed Laxman Nayak, freedom fighter and leader, was hanged at Berhampur Jail. |
| 7/17/1987 | V. P. Singh announces resignation from Congress; R. Venkataraman elected President of India. |
| 9/16/1977 | Kesarbai Kerkar, famous classical singer, died in Bombay. |
| 7/18/1987 | Arun Singh, union minister of state for defence, resigns from the cabinet. |
| 4/13/1772 | Warren Hastings, who became the president of their Bengal Council, was appointed in the court of Directors of the East India Company. |
| 3/30/1913 | B. S. Soman, first Admiral of India, was born. |
| 1/4/1931 | Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar, great orator, eminent journalist, fighter and one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia, died at London during the first Round Table Conference. He was closely associated to Mahatma Gandhi and took active part in Civil Disobedience Movement. |
| 8/10/1930 | In the 'Gandhi Cap Case' in Guntur, the magistrate prohibits wearing of Gandhi caps within a five-mile radius of the town. |
| 7/20/1905 | First Partition of Bengal, which was proposed by Lord Curzon, was accepted by British Government's Minister of India. |
| 3/18/1992 | Shreyanprasad Jain, famous philanthropist and industrialist, passed away. |
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