1. Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, was born.28-June-1787
2. Nana Sahib proclaimed himself as the Peshwa and called for the total extermination of the British
power of India at Bithoor.28-June-1857
3. Shivprasad Gupta, social reformer, politician, leader, philanthropist, freedom fighter and
educationist, was born at Varanasi.28-June-1883
4. Sahityaratna P. V. Narsingh Rao, former Prime Minister of India, was born.28-June-1921
5. Jamshedji Framji Madan ( J. F. Madan ), founder of Madan & Co. and Parsi Theatrical Company,
passed away on June 28 at Calcutta.28-June-1924
6. Baburao Sadvelkar, famous painter, was born.28-June-1928
7. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis died. He was the first founder of Indian statistical Institute to
receive world recognition. In 1958, he started his national sample surveys. A Sample survey
means assessing a situation by studying a part of it which would represent the whole, some
of his proposals were included in the second five year paln. His original work made him elected
as fellow of the Royal society in 1945.28-June-1972
8. Netherlands gives independence to Dutch Guyana, which becomes Suriname; one third of Hindus
(descendants of Indian plantation workers) emigrate to Netherlands for better social and
economic conditions.28-June-1975
9. As a response to anti-government demonstrations, India imposes the toughest press censorship
since independence.28-June-1975
10. Accord with Mizo National Front; Lal Denga to be the chief minister of Mizoram.28-June-1986
11. Union Government sanctions maternity leave for unmarried women employees too.28-June-1986
12. K. Doraiswamy, a senior executive of the Indian Oil Corporation, was kidnapped by Kashmir
ultras.28-June-1991
13. A multi-millionaire industrialist, main financier of smuggler Veerappan,and 6 Veerappan-men
arrested.28-June-1993
14. Madhya Pradesh in central India is designated a `tiger state' to protect the animal from poachers
and settlers.28-June-1995
15. India opens its office (based in Gaza city) in the area under the Palestinian Authority.
28-June-1996
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