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Historical Event on 6/28/1996

India opens its office (based in Gaza city) in the area under the Palestinian Authority.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/8/1919Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns.
9/9/1997Designated court decides to frame charges against 49 persons, including Shiv Sena Supremo Bal Thackeray, BJP president L. K. Advani and former U.P. Chief Minister Kalyan Singh, in cases relating to Babri Masjid demolition in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992.
8/29/1931Gandhi arrives in London for second Round Table Conference on India.
9/17/1950Govt. grants diplomatic recognition to Israel.
6/30/1999India reiterates that any talks will resume only after Pakistan's unconditional withdrawal from Kargil. Meanwhile Indian Army continues to attack the Tiger Hill area and captures two positions in close proximity to Jubar features. The Election Commission says that Lok Sabha polls will be held as per schedule.
6/11/1999India provided incontrovertible tape evidence of Pakistan's involvement in the Kargil sector. The Indian army killed 23 intruders in the Batalik and Dras sectors but lost 15 of its men.
7/24/1994Bodo kills 37 moslems in Bashbari, North Eastern India.
8/12/1952Social Welfare Board inaugurated in the Parliament.
5/17/1897Dhirendra Varma, famous linguist, was born.
5/17/1897Firuz Shah Tughluq(1351-88), nephew of Muhammad Tughluq, succeded as emperor of Delhi.