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Historical Event on 9/28/1924

In penance for riots, Gandhi, on hunger strike in Delhi, proclaimed he would break his fast only at death.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/22/1925Homi Jehangir Teleyarkhan, social worker, was born.
8/7/1999A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, appeals to the United States to name Pakistan as a terrorist state.
8/7/1999Rana Sangram Singh, King of Mewad, fought Babur near Kanwa at Agra and lost the battle and died thereafter. He had vowed not to enter Chittogarh without a victory.
8/7/1999Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Count of Vidigueira, met the Jamerin of Calicut after arriving in India three days ago at Malabar Coast. He was joined by an experienced Gujarati pilot at Malindi. He was the 6th Governor and 2nd Viceroy of India.
5/13/1949Maharashtra Granthalay Sangh was established.
2/21/1997Sonic Multani bags National snooker title in Mumbai.
7/21/1963Kashi Vidyapeeth was given recognisation as University.
6/23/1927All India Radio's broadcasting service started in 1927 by privately owned transmitter at Bombay and Calcutta.
5/25/1979Commercial Unity Day started.
10/26/1891Padmabhushan Vaikunthbhai Mehta, famous Gandhian leader, was born.