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Historical Event on 8/28/1997
Election Commission orders that no convicted person will be allowed to contest elections even if an appeal against the conviction was pending in a higher court.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/10/1932 | The Indian Military Academy (IMA) was formally inaugurated by Field Marshal Sir Philip W Chetwode, Bt, GOB, KCMG, GCSI, DSO and was christened as ""The Pioneers"". The crowning event was delivered in the hall, now named after him, and in the address to the trainees, he enunciated three principles: 'the safety, honour, and welfare of your country comes first, always and everytime', which were to guide the future officers of the Indian Army . A passage from this address has come to acquire immortality and has been adopted as the credo of the Acad |
| 3/24/1924 | Virendrakumar Bhattacharya, Gyanpeeth award winner and Assamia novelist, was born. |
| 4/18/1961 | Pamella Bordes, photographer and model, was born in New Dehli, India. |
| 1/23/1997 | Statue of Subhash Bose unveiled inside Parliament House. |
| 9/26/1979 | Charan Singh launches a new party called the Lok Dal. |
| 11/6/1996 | India wins Titan's cup beating South Africa in Mumbai. |
| 1/23/1972 | Bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party; 100 die in New Delhi. |
| 11/3/1908 | Shreyansprasad Jain, famous industrialist, was born. |
| 5/1/1996 | Motilal Vohra, U.P. Governor, resigns (hawala case). |
| 11/27/1778 | Joseph Lin flew upto 2,286 meters high with the help of a baloon. |
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