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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 03/28/1556 |
Origin of Fasli Era (India). |
| 03/28/1645 |
Har Govind Singh, Sikh Guru, died. |
| 03/28/1914 |
Komagata Maru sailed from Hong Kong to Vancouver with 351 Sikhs and 21 Punjabi Muslim youths under the captaincy of Sardar Gurjeet Singh as a part of 'Ghadar' Movement. |
| 03/28/1916 |
Ramkrishna Pillai, journalist and social reformer, passed away. |
| 03/28/1917 |
Umesh Chandra Panigrahi, great author and journalist, was born at Raruan, Orissa. |
| 03/28/1926 |
Pahelam Ratanji ""Polly"" Umrigar, cricketer (Indian batsman & captain), was born in Sholapur, Maharashtra. |
| 03/28/1941 |
Netaji Subhashchandra Bose reached Berlin after his secret underground journey from Calcutta. |
| 03/28/1943 |
S. Satyamurti, social reformer, politician and member of legislative council at Madras, died. He was born in Tirumayyam village in August 19, 1887. |
| 03/28/1947 |
Abdul Bari, labour leader, passed away. |
| 03/28/1954 |
The flight undertook its first VVIP commitment, when it carried the first Prime Minister of India, the Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, from Palam to Tilpat range and back to witness the 'Fire Power Demo'. It carried wide spectrum of VVIPs, including the President, the Prime Minister, renowned statesmen, Generals, Luminaries and visiting foreign dignitaries. |
| 03/28/1956 |
Tirumalai Ananthanpillai Sekhar, great Indian cricket pace-bowler (2 Tests 1982-83 little impact), was born in Madras. |
| 03/28/1963 |
First meeting of the National Aeronautical Laboratory Executive Council held under the chairmanship of J R D Tata. |
| 03/28/1978 |
Nafisa Joseph, Miss India Universe (1997), was born. |
| 03/28/1984 |
Bhausaheb Ranade, famous freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 03/28/1986 |
Extremist Sikhs kill 13 Hindus in Ludhiana, India. |
| 03/28/1990 |
Bengal beat Delhi in rained-out cricket Ranji Trophy final on quotient. |
| 03/28/1991 |
Chautala asked by Governor to prove his majority on the floor of the house. |
| 03/28/1991 |
IAF men die in an air crash in Bangalore. |
| 03/28/1994 |
G-15 summit opens with only six heads of Government in New Delhi. |
| 03/28/1994 |
Leaders attack trade protectionism. |
| 03/28/1995 |
Haridev Joshi, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan and former Governor of Assam Meghalay, passed away. |
| 03/28/1996 |
JKLF declared unlawful by central govt. |
| 03/28/1997 |
Final phase of repatriation of Chakma and other tribal refugees of the Chittagong Hill Tracts from Tripura begins. |
| 03/28/1997 |
India and Pakistan, represented by Salman Haider and Shamshad Ahmed, Foreign Secretaries, hold official talks on issues at New Delhi. |
| 03/28/1998 |
The BJP-led alliance survived its first test of trust with the support of Chandrababu Naidu's Telgu Desam Party. Jayalalitha continues to call the shots. |
| 03/28/1999 |
Pakistan decides to ease visa restrictions for the aged, women and children from India in response to New Delhi's move towards visa relaxation for several categories of Pakistani nationals. |
| 03/28/2000 |
Delhi police arrest Shoaib Ilyasi, producer of the crime serial ''India's Most Wanted'' for the death of his wife Anju on January 10. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 01/31/1986 | Shri Vishwanath More, famous music director, passed away. |
| 10/03/1999 | Insp N Gojen Singh won a 'silver' medal in 10,000 m. race and 6th position in 5,000 m. race in the 8th Asian Junior Athletic Championship ( International Level) held at Singapore. |
| 05/04/1989 | Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali litterateur, passed away. |
| 09/27/1972 | Shri Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan, prolific author and first librarian of the University of Madras, passed away at the age of 80 at Bangalore. |
| 03/12/1988 | Samresh Basu, famous Bengali writer, passed away. |
| 07/22/1997 | Govt. issues notification saying that Prasar Bharati Act, 1990 would come into force from Sept. 15. |
| 08/09/1995 | India celebrated 53rd anniversary of Quit India movement. |
| 09/09/1999 | Mahesh Bhupathi and Ai Sugiyama won the mixed doubles title in the U.S. Open. |
| 03/05/1905 | Shushila Didi, great freedom fighter, was born at Datton Chuhad village, Punjab. She is remembered for her association in the revolutionary activities of Bhagat Singh. |
| 11/29/1999 | Delhi HC dismisses the CBI plea against Jain brothers in Hawala case. |
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