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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 |
| 9/3/1997 | India and E.U. sign an agreement envisaging a $200 m. E.U. aid for the country's primary health care programme. |
| 2/17/1994 | Former US Congressman Stephan Solarz named Ambassador of India. |
| 8/2/1980 | Ramshankar Baij, great sculptor, died. |
| 7/8/1928 | Eighteen died when an East Indian Railroad train was derailed after saboteurs removed part of the tracks. |
| 10/30/1994 | Swaran Singh, 87, former External Affairs minister, died. |
| 10/30/1994 | Firuz Shah captured the throne of Delhi and Sultan Jalal'ud-din Khalji called himself. |
| 12/1/1900 | Chidambaranar Thiru Thamizaringar, great author, journalist and homeopath, was born at Sirukadambur, Tamil Nadu. |
| 5/6/1680 | Chatrapati Rajaram Maharaj was crowned. |
| 3/5/1851 | Geological Survey of India was established in Calcutta. |
| 7/1/1913 | Kumarmanglam Parasshiv Prabhakar, former Chief of Indian Army, was born. |
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