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Historical Event on 1/28/1998

All 26 accused, who stood trial in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, were sentenced to death. A designated Judge of the TADA court in Chennai found them guilty.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/24/2000The Supreme Court rejects the proposal for setting up benches outside Delhi.
2/23/1962Union government sets up an Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) formed by the Department of Atomic Energy and work on Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) started.
6/20/1993Harshad Mehta's senior counsel Ram Jethmalani asks JPC to summon the PM and allow cross-examination.
12/15/1991Satyajit Ray, film maestro, awarded Special Oscar for his lifetime achievement.
8/5/1921Malhi Govind, modern Sindhi novelist, was born.
12/3/1993Bahadur Prasad wins silver in 1500 m in Asian Track and Field meet in Manila.
12/16/1999Likhiram Karve, Madhya Pradesh's Minister for Transport, is hacked to death by naxalites.
9/30/1999Hindi writer Prof. Prem Shankar and Tamil scholar Ashokamitran selected for K.K. Birla Foundation Fellowships in comparative Indian literature.
4/23/2000Mumbai regains Ranji Trophy.
7/28/1972India and Pakistan sign Simla Pact, settling border dispute in Kashmir.