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Historical Event on 9/28/1924

In penance for riots, Gandhi, on hunger strike in Delhi, proclaimed he would break his fast only at death.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/17/1857Sir Colin Campbell, British Army Officer, managed to supress Indian Mutiny sepoys at Lucknow.
2/21/1991Nutan, famous film actress, died at the age of 56 years.
4/13/1984Kerala Government drops Silent Valley Project and declares the entire area a national park.
12/21/1911Central Bank of India established.
3/24/1987First developmental launch of new generation rocket ASLV 'Stretched Rohini Satellite Series' (SROSS-1). This carried payload for launch vehicle performance monitoring and for gamma ray astronomy. This plunged within two minutes and 40 seconds of its launching.
11/11/1921Gandhi urges Hindus to remove statue of ex-Viceroy Lord Lawrence.
7/5/1882Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927), classical singer and Muslim mystic, was born. He was instrumental in bringing Sufism to the music.
7/25/1982Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913-1996) retired from the post of sixth President.
1/5/1992Ravi Shastri scores 206 at SCG before being Warne's 1st cricket Test wkt.
8/16/1994Government agrees to present the revised ATR on JPC report on Scam; Parliament crisis defused.