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Historical Event on 5/28/1998
India takes retaliatory measures against Australia for its unilateral action.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/5/1956 | University Grants Commission Act sets up UGC. |
| 1/17/1923 | Rangey Raghav, famous hindi writer, was born. |
| 1/7/1685 | Gerard George Clifford, Dutch director of East India Company, was born. |
| 9/29/1988 | 1988 Nobel Peace Prize for U.N. Peace-Keeping Forces. |
| 1/8/1965 | Star of India', world's largest sapphire, returned to American Museum of Natural History. |
| 6/6/1994 | The 20-day old Limboo Ministry in Sikkim wins vote of confidence. |
| 4/27/1906 | China, as suzerain of Tibet, has agreed to the terms of a treaty proposed by Britain. According to the treaty, foreign powers may not send representatives to Tibet, receive transportation or mining concessions, or occupy, buy or lease any territory in Tibet without British permission. The British want to prevent the Russians from establishing a protectorate over Tibet, which lies on India's northern border. Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, failed in attempts to communicate with Tibet's ruler, the Dalai Lama. A British military expedition fought its way to the capital at Lhasa and concluded the agreement. |
| 3/10/1985 | India beat Pakistan to win ""World Championship of Cricket"". Ravi Shastri is declared champion of champions and Sunil Gavaskar steps down from the captaincy. |
| 11/18/1997 | School bus plunges into the Yamuna killing 28 Delhi children. |
| 6/27/1922 | Vaidyalingam Akhiladam Perunglur, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Tamil author, was born. |
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