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Historical Event on 8/28/1733

Sekhoji (Jaysingrao) Angre, famous naval officer of Maratha navy, passed away.

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7/10/1909Gandhiji arrives in London with the assistance of Lord Ampthill and works ceaselessly to educate influential British leaders and the public, and also to move Imperial authorities.
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India.
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1/1/1994This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Family"".
5/5/1966Jan Congress Party was established in Orissa.
5/31/1947Gandhiji declares that peace must precede partition, and he would not be party to India's vivisection.
10/23/1999A Boeing 707 carrying Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and his entourage lands safely at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai following a suspected tyre burst.
2/27/1854Lord Dalhousie captured Jhansi under the East India Company.
10/16/1905Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement.