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Historical Event on 12/28/1921

Prince of Wales inagurated Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/11/1958Wilson Jones became India's first individual World Champion when he won the Amateur Billiards Championship.
6/13/1940Revolutionary leader Udham Singh was hanged for charges of assassinating Micheal Odair, who was the Governor General of Punjab at the time of Jalianwala Baug massacre.
5/1/1995SAARC endorses South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and establishes a South Asian Development Fund (SADF) for the economic and technical development of the subcontinent.
2/4/1910New Press Censorship bill announced; govt. say repressive measures necessary to halt unrest.
10/6/1997Abhijit Kunte wins Asian Junior Chess title.
4/4/1984Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian Astronaut to go in space from Baikanaur aboard Soviet Space Craft 'Soyuz 11' and revolved around the earth.
5/13/1995Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding awarded for 1992.
3/1/1993Narayan Ganesh Goray passed away (1-5-98).
9/29/1977India and Bangladesh signed settlement for distributing Ganga river water.
8/6/1920Star Films Ltd., Bombay, was founded by Ardeshir M. lrani and Bhogilal K. M. Dave.