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Historical Event on 3/28/1978

Nafisa Joseph, Miss India Universe (1997), was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/7/1834East India Company annexed Coorg. King Raja Veer Rajendra, who was a cruel ruler, after formally declaring a war had captured Durg State.
1/2/1994Warden's in Arambaug, India lead about a fifty hungry and bruised elephants into a forest for temporary shelter. After a week, the herd strayed from a santuary, stampeding villagers and terrorising peasants.
5/4/1799Tipu Sultan is killed in a battle against 5,000 British soldiers who stormed and razed his capital, Seringapatanam.
6/11/1995PM leaves for 4-day official visit to France.
10/28/1996Press Council of India to set up a 5-member committee headed by Chairman P.B. Sawant to inquire into the attack on journalists outside the New Delhi residence of Kanshi Ram.
4/23/1858Pandita Ramabai, social reformer and philosopher, was born in the State of Mysore.
11/21/1947First Stamp of Independent India was released
10/26/1981Dattatrey Ramchandra Bendre, Gyanpeet awardee and Kannad poet, died.
6/29/1992Congress (I) nominates K. R. Narayanan for the Vice-Presidentship.
4/2/1679Aurangzeb reimposed Jizya Tax to finance the spread of Islam on the Hindus.This Jeziya tax was abolished by Akbar.