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Historical Event on 10/28/2000

The Royal Canadian Mounted police arrest two Sikhs, Ripudaman Singh Malik (53) and Ajaib Singh Bagri (51), in Vancouver in connection with the downing of Air India Boeing 747 en route from Canada to London in 1985.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/8/1930Mahatma Gandhi started civil disobedience movement continues in India.
3/16/1880Parshuram Rajshekhar Basu, famous Bengali writer, was born.
3/18/1896Pandit Kunjilal Dubey, freedom fighter, educationalist and politician, was born at Amgaon, District Narsinghpur.
1/11/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (1896-1995).
4/21/1913Preview show of 'Raja Harishchandra' was held on April 21 at Olympia Cinema.
1/5/1941Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi jr., Indian batsman & youngest Indian Test Captain), was born in Bhopal.
1/25/2000The Government awards Padma Vibhushan to R.K. Narayan, Dr.M.S. Gill; Padma Bhushan for Rajnikant and Padmashri for A.R. Rehman.
8/13/1960Marmik' weekly magzine published.
9/30/2000India's Priyanka Chopra (18) wins the Miss World beauty pageant.
12/6/1732Warren Hastings, the first Governor-General of East India Company in India, was born in Churchill village of Oxfordshire in UK.