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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
11/29/1989Rajiv Gandhi resigned from the post of Prime Minister of India.
5/19/1992Arjuna award for Tennis star Leander Paes and Hockey champion Jagbir Singh.
8/18/1951Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal.
5/5/1971India appeals for urgent aid for 1.8 mil. for Bangladeshi refugees in New Delhi.
10/26/1991Anantrao Bhalerao, freedom fighter, journalist and editor of daily newspaper 'Marathwada', died.
2/12/1987Mahamayaprasad Sinha, former Chief Minister of Bihar, passed away.
7/9/1873Henry Albert John Gidney, greatest leader and politician, was born in Igatpuri, Maharashtra.
1/6/1989Satwant Singh (24) and Kehar Singh (54) executed for the murder case of Smt. Indira Gandhi in Tihar Jail at New Delhi.
1/1/1986Fourth Pay Commission implemented.
9/30/1999A B Vajpayee, Prime Minister, calls upon the people at an election campaign in Lucknow to give him a five-year term.