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Historical Event on 1/28/1998
All 26 accused, who stood trial in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, were sentenced to death. A designated Judge of the TADA court in Chennai found them guilty.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/1/1998 | The Konkan Railway running for 760-km is dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This was an extention from Ratnagiri. |
| 2/27/1997 | CBI arrests godman Chandraswami for alleged offences in violation of Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act, 1976. |
| 7/23/1856 | Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, scholar, mathematician, philosopher, militant nationalist Indian leader and who helped lay the foundation for India's independence, was born at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra. |
| 10/13/1877 | Bhulabhai Desai, politician, was born. |
| 3/1/1914 | Minto Gilbert Jhon Alieat, former viceroy of India, passed away. |
| 4/23/1858 | Pandita Ramabai, social reformer and philosopher, was born in the State of Mysore. |
| 6/18/1994 | The strength of the Sikkim Sangram Parishad ministry led by Sanchaman Limboo reduced to 14 in the 32-member house. |
| 4/6/1956 | Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1976-92),was born in Rajapur, Maharashtra. He has received Arjun Award (1981) and Padmashree (1987). |
| 9/9/1999 | Mahesh Bhupathi and Ai Sugiyama won the mixed doubles title in the U.S. Open. |
| 12/5/1992 | V. P. Singh and hundreds arrested in Barabanki on the way to Ayodhya. |
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