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Historical Event on 12/28/1984

Eighth General Election of India ends. Indian National Congress party wins with thumping majority.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/3/1912M. Varadarajan, educationist and author, was born at Tirupattur.
8/11/1911Prem Bhatia, great journalist, was born.
12/23/1930The British governor of Punjab was wounded in an assassination attempt.
7/24/1996Govt. decides to raise the ceiling on the maximum amount of retirement/death gratuity from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 2.50 lakhs.
5/15/1998The Indian Army at Chandilora (Tangmey) captured 15 kg charas, 400 gm dust of charas and 12 kg leaves of charas.
1/1/1985United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the year as the ""International Youth Year""(IYY) with the theme ""Participation, Development and Peace"".
4/15/1962S. S. Khera was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 18-11-1964.
2/3/1928Simon Commission comes to India under Lord Irwin, after which serious rioting started on his arrival.
7/11/1994Delhi IG (prisons) Kiran Bedi wins Magsaysay Award for public service.
10/31/1966Mihir Sen swam Panama Canal in 34 hours 15 minutes.