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Historical Event on 5/28/1964

A slow-moving funeral cortege containing the body of Jawaharlal Nehru inched through the streets of New Delhi today. A million and a half Indians lined the route to pay final respects to their beloved leader.

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1/22/1996Janata Dal parliamentary party leader Sharad Yadav resigns from Lok Sabha membership (Jain hawala case).
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10/27/1998L. P. Singh, ICS, former Governor of five north eastern states, died in New Delhi. He was 86.