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Historical Event on 1/28/1898

Nivedita, an Irish lady of Scottish descent, came to India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/21/1988Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1C) launched. This is operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It served for only one and a half years. It was launched by European Ariane launch vehicle Ariane-3.
4/30/1958Shiekh Abdulla taken into custody.
11/19/1975Sushmita Sen, former Miss Universe and film actress, was born.
12/21/1998The Viswabharati University in Calcutta presents the 'Deshikottama' award to Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen.
7/20/1654Portugal was taken over by Britishers.
8/22/1919Girijakumar Mathur, famous modern Hindi poet, was born.
5/1/1966Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.
4/13/1984Kerala Government drops Silent Valley Project and declares the entire area a national park.
4/15/1956A combined army and police action against well armed Naga rebels.
5/23/1967South Gujrat University was established.