MARCH 28
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28 March: What Happened On This Day in History

Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 28 March.

Observances & Special Days
Teacher's Day (Slovakia)
Historic Milestones

Major Events on 28 March

Year 1556

Origin of Fasli Era (India).

Year 1914

Komagata Maru sailed from Hong Kong to Vancouver with 351 Sikhs and 21 Punjabi Muslim youths under the captaincy of Sardar Gurjeet Singh as a part of 'Ghadar' Movement.

Year 1941

Netaji Subhashchandra Bose reached Berlin after his secret underground journey from Calcutta

Year 1963

First meeting of the National Aeronautical Laboratory Executive Council held under the chairmanship of J R D Tata.

Year 1986

Extremist Sikhs kill 13 Hindus in Ludhiana, India.

Year 1990

Bengal beat Delhi in rained-out cricket Ranji Trophy final on quotient.

Year 1991

Chautala asked by Governor to prove his majority on the floor of the house

Year 1991

IAF men die in an air crash in Bangalore.

Year 1994

G-15 summit opens with only six heads of Government in New Delhi

Year 1994

Leaders attack trade protectionism.

Year 1996

JKLF declared unlawful by central govt.

Year 1997

Final phase of repatriation of Chakma and other tribal refugees of the Chittagong Hill Tracts from Tripura begins.

Year 1997

India and Pakistan, represented by Salman Haider and Shamshad Ahmed, Foreign Secretaries, hold official talks on issues at New Delhi.

Year 1998

The BJP-led alliance survived its first test of trust with the support of Chandrababu Naidu's Telgu Desam Party. Jayalalitha continues to call the shots.

Year 1999

Pakistan decides to ease visa restrictions for the aged, women and children from India in response to New Delhi's move towards visa relaxation for several categories of Pakistani nationals.

National & Global Icons

Prominent Births & Anniversaries

Born 1926

Pahelam Ratanji ""Polly"" Umrigar, cricketer (Indian batsman & captain), was born in Sholapur, Maharash

Born 1956

Tirumalai Ananthanpillai Sekhar, great Indian cricket pace-bowler (2 Tests 1982-83 little impact), was born in Madras.

Born 1978

Nafisa Joseph, Miss India Universe (1997), was born

Born 1917

Umesh Chandra Panigrahi, great author and journalist, was born at Raruan, Orissa.

Legacy & Remembrance

Death Anniversaries & Tributes

Died 1645

Har Govind Singh, Sikh Guru, died

Died 1916

Ramakrishna Pillai, journalist and social reformer, passed away.

Died 1943

Satyamurti, social reformer, politician and member of legislative council at Madras, died

Died 1947

Abdul Bari, labour leader, passed away

Died 1984

Bhausaheb Ranade, famous freedom fighter, passed away.

Died 1995

Haridev Joshi, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan and former Governor of Assam Meghalay, passed away.