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Historical Event on 10/28/2000

The Royal Canadian Mounted police arrest two Sikhs, Ripudaman Singh Malik (53) and Ajaib Singh Bagri (51), in Vancouver in connection with the downing of Air India Boeing 747 en route from Canada to London in 1985.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/24/1992Union Labour Minister announces a new export-oriented emigration policy in place of the regulatory one.
12/10/1989Janardan Swami passed away.
8/18/1907Madam Bhikaji Cama, addressed the International Socialist Congress at Stuttgart, Germany.
5/10/1979Indy Khabra, Soccer(Football) player, was born.
7/16/1936Venkataraman Subramanya, cricketer (Indian bowler in nine Tests mid-60's, Leg Break Googly, Right Arm), was born in Bangalore.
7/1/1992Central Railway started special train for ladies in Mumbai.
9/20/1932Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" (hunger strike) in Poona prison to secure abolition of separate electorates for Harijans and untouchables.
3/26/1931New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies.
6/30/1823Sir Dinshaw Manokji Petit, famous industrialist, was born.
3/6/1928Nilkanth Ramanbhai Mahipatrao, famous Gujrati litterateur, critic, dramatist and social reformer, died.