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Historical Event on 12/28/1984

Eighth General Election of India ends. Indian National Congress party wins with thumping majority.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/24/1875Sir Sayed Ahmed Khan established Mohmmad Anglo Oriental School which was renamed in 1920 as 'Aligarh Muslim University'.
10/29/1997P. Chidambaram, Finance Minister, says Indian rupee will be made fully and freely convertible by year 2000.
2/26/1984Satellite Insat 1-B dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
1/23/1965Indian first alloy and steel plant in the public sector started in Durgapur; alloy and steel plant limited project started.
1/24/1995Congress (I) suspends Arjun Singh from the party.
6/23/1984An Air-India jumbo jet plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland today, killing all 329 people on board. Indian officials said the crash apparently was caused by a bomb placed aboard the jetliner by a Sikh extremist group as retaliation for an army raid.
4/13/1993Lalitadevi Shastri passed away.
3/21/1957India's national calender came into force.
11/18/1999Sonia Gandhi pleads the President on Nalini's case.
2/8/1995Mulayam Singh wins the crucial vote of strength.