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Historical Event on 10/28/1997

Govt. extends ceasefire in Nagaland by 3 months from October 31.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/27/1907Harivanshrai Bachchan, famous Hindi writer and poet, was born at Allahabad.
6/4/1903Gandhiji established the weekly journal ""Indian Opinion"" organised at Phoenix farm near Durban.
6/12/1970Gopinath Kaviraj, Padmavibhushan awardee and critic, passed away.
5/26/1926Kankalta, freedom fighter, was born in Bargawadi village at Assam . She was shot when she tried to flur the Indian National Flag in Gopur, Assam.
5/14/1992LTTE banned in India.
10/30/1947The government rejects Kashmir's decision to join India in Pakistan.
8/23/1933Mahatma Gandhi was released from government detention in the Poona Civil Hospital after doctors warned that his fast was endangering his life. Gandhi, who undertook the fast eight days ago in protest over being arrested again by British authorities, weighed 90 pounds at the time of his release. There was considerable speculation over what the nationalist leader would do upon regaining his strength, but the common assumption was that he would be arrested again by the British authorities if he resumed his civil disobedience.
11/7/1867Madam Marie Sklodowska, great scientist, professor and Nobel Prize awardee, was born in Poland.
8/5/1604John Eliot, ""Apostle to Indians,"" Bible translator, baptized.
10/28/1992Karnataka government withdraws order allowing nine private organisations to start capitation fee for engineering colleges.