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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
10/16/1990Om Shivpuri, famous film and theatre artist, died.
5/1/1992Seperate secretariat was established for primary education.
8/15/1947The Defence department becomes the Ministry of Defence under a Cabinet Minister. Each service was placed under its own Commander-in-Chief. Under the Constitution, the supreme command of the Armed Forces was vested with the President.
3/14/1997Veerendra Patil, 73, twice former Chief Minister of Karnataka, passed away.
5/12/1987Britain's HMS Hermes becomes Indian Navy's second aircraft carrier named INS Viraat.
10/26/1930Gulal Bai Parekar, a14-year-old girl led a 13-girls team to hoist the national flag at Esplanade Park. A police sargeant tried to snach the flag and then kidnapped her.
7/15/1917Tukaram Tanaji Sawant, educationist and famous Hindi writer, was born at Pokharam, (Maharashtra).
11/11/1979President N. Sanjiva Reddy declares the opening of the first International Trade Fair of India.
10/12/1952Hanif Mohammad scores twin 100s vs New Zealand.
12/19/1966Rajesh Kumar Chauhan, cricketer (Indian off-spinner since 1993), was born in Ranchi.