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Historical Event on 1/28/1984

Sohrab Meherwanji Modi, famous drama and film producer, director and actor, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/16/1997Queen Elizabeth visits Kalakshetra where she witnesses Bharatanatyam show and film shooting at MGR Film City, Taramani in Chennai. She also goes to Kancheepuram and Sriperumbudur (Rajiv Gandhi memorial).
12/11/1876Raobahadur Yeshwantrao Harishchandra Desai, famous architect, was born.
8/5/1905Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, social reformer, was born.
12/14/2000The Government declares the 10-day old postal strike illegal as per the provisions of the Industrial Dispute Act.
1/17/1989Colonel J. K. Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the geographic South Pole.
12/6/1992300,000 Hindus destroy the mosque of Babri at Ayodhya, India. 4 die and BJP government in UP, led by Kalyan Singh, was dismissed and President's rule promulgated. Then countrywide riots followed. Pakistan and Bangladesh condemned demolition.
1/23/1976Gautam Buddha's lost city of Kapilavastu was found in an excavation.
3/4/1879Bethune' College of Calcutta was established as the pioneer of women s college education in India.
6/9/1991A question paper was leaked due to which the Civil Services preliminary examination was cancelled.
8/14/1987A soldier in a guard of honor attacks Indian Prime Minister Gandhi with his rifle butt at Sri Lanka.