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1838, 28th June: Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
1846, 28th June: Adolf Sax patented the saxophone.
1926, 28th June: Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz merged to form Mercedes-Benz.
1972, 28th June: Simla Conference began after the Second Indo-Pak War.
1986, 28th June: Indian Union Government sanctions maternity leave for unmarried women employees too.
On this Day Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on June 28.
1712: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a Genevan philosopher, writer and composer.
1921: P. V. Narasimha Rao, the 10th Prime Minister of India.
1971: Aanand L. Rai, a Hindi film director, and producer.
1973: Vishal Dadlani, an Indian singer, songwriter, and music composer.
On this Day Death Anniversaries of famous people on June 28.
1836: James Madison Jr., the fourth president of the United States.
1972: Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, an Indian scientist, and statistician.
1987: Gajanan Anant Joshi, an Indian vocalist, and violinist in the field of Hindustani music.
2020: Geetha Nagabhushan, a noted Indian feminist writer.
What happened in India on 28 June
28-June-1787
Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, was born.
28-June-1857
Nana Sahib proclaimed himself as the Peshwa and called for the total extermination of the British power of India at Bithoor.
28-June-1883
Shivprasad Gupta, social reformer, politician, leader, philanthropist, freedom fighter and educationist, was born at Varanasi.
28-June-1921
Sahityaratna P. V. Narsingh Rao, former Prime Minister of India, was born.
28-June-1924
Jamshedji Framji Madan ( J. F. Madan ), founder of Madan & Co. and Parsi Theatrical Company, passed away on June 28 at Calcutta.
28-June-1928
Baburao Sadvelkar, famous painter, was born.
28-June-1972
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis died. He was the first founder of Indian statistical Institute to receive world recognition. In 1958, he started his national sample surveys. A Sample survey means assessing a situation by studying a part of it which would represent the whole, some of his proposals were included in the second five year paln. His original work made him elected as fellow of the Royal society in 1945.
28-June-1975
Netherlands gives independence to Dutch Guyana, which becomes Suriname; one third of Hindus (descendants of Indian plantation workers) emigrate to Netherlands for better social and economic conditions.
28-June-1975
As a response to anti-government demonstrations, India imposes the toughest press censorship since independence.
28-June-1986
Accord with Mizo National Front; Lal Denga to be the chief minister of Mizoram.
28-June-1986
Union Government sanctions maternity leave for unmarried women employees too.
28-June-1991
K. Doraiswamy, a senior executive of the Indian Oil Corporation, was kidnapped by Kashmir ultras.
28-June-1993
A multi-millionaire industrialist, main financier of smuggler Veerappan,and 6 Veerappan-men arrested.
28-June-1995
Madhya Pradesh in central India is designated a `tiger state’ to protect the animal from poachers and settlers.
28-June-1996
India opens its office (based in Gaza city) in the area under the Palestinian Authority.