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Historical Event on 3/28/1914

Komagata Maru sailed from Hong Kong to Vancouver with 351 Sikhs and 21 Punjabi Muslim youths under the captaincy of Sardar Gurjeet Singh as a part of 'Ghadar' Movement.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/1961Special stamps dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in the Champion of Liberty series issued by the United States postal department.
7/30/1886Dr. S.Muthulakshmi Reddi, first women M.A.L.A.S, was born.
8/15/1947Indian Independence Day.
8/17/1909Madanlal Dhingra, famous revolutionary, was hanged at Paintanville Jail for assassinating Wyle and Lal Kaka.
1/14/1843Fakir Mohan Senapati, great writer and nationalist, was born.
12/19/1917Ashoknath Banerjee, Governor of Karnataka, was born.
9/4/1862Kaminikumar Chanda, social reformer and politician, was born.
1/5/1994Tamil Nadu Assembly passes two bills making the Chief Minister, the Chancellor of all universities instead of the Governor.
3/1/1950The population figure for India is announced as 347,340,000.
8/18/1907Madam Bhikaji Cama, addressed the International Socialist Congress at Stuttgart, Germany.