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Historical Event on 4/28/1740
Baji Rao I aka Thorle BajiRao Peshwa passed away at Raverkhedi near the banks of the Narmada river near Khargon and his son Balaji Baji Rao was placed on his father's throne as the Peshwa.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1854 | The first train of the East Indian Railways steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hoogly, which was at a distance of 24 miles. It was the first passenger train catering to public traffic. Officially, it was inaugurated in 1855. |
| 6/21/1814 | Gilbert Aliat Minto, Governor General of East Indian Company, died. |
| 8/28/1928 | Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon, noted physicist and scientific advisor to the Prime Minister, was born at Mangalore in Karnataka. |
| 2/7/1997 | Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''. |
| 12/24/1880 | Pattabhi Sitaramayya, politician and president of Indian National Congress, was born in Andhra Pradesh. |
| 1/18/1994 | A 12-point formula mooted to defuse the ministerial crisis. |
| 9/12/1961 | Nalin Vilochan Sharma, great Hindi critic, died. |
| 3/15/1946 | Attlee offers India full independence after agreement on constitution in London. |
| 3/1/1997 | Gopi Chand and P.V.V. Lakshmi retain individual titles and India takes team titles in SAARC badminton in Colombo. |
| 11/28/1704 | Jacob Mossel, Governor General (Dutch East Indies), was born. |
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