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Historical Event on 12/28/1921

Prince of Wales inagurated Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/28/1921Shrichakradhar Swami, founder of 'Mahanubhav Panth', passed away.
7/6/1901Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, great social reformer, politician and leader, was born at Calcutta. He was the founder of the ""Bharatiya Jana Sangh"", of which BJP is the successor party. His father Sir Asutosh was widely known in Bengal.
4/4/1997World Bank Atlas for 1997 put India as world's fifth largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity estimated around $1318 trillion.
7/8/1954Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, inaugurated world's longest Bhakra-Nangal Dam canal at Punjab.
5/1/1987The Bofors Deal.
5/1/1972All fuel coal mines were nationalised.
8/13/1954Nehru says dispute over Portuguese colonies in India must be settled peacefully.
10/17/1940Mahatma Gandhi called for Individual Satyagrah and Vinoba Bhave started it.
2/11/1933First edition of weekly ""Harijan"" edited by Mahatma Gandhi was published from Pune in English and Hindi.
4/4/1947San Francisco's Henry Grady chosen the first U.S. ambassador to India.