Year 1414
Khizr Khan Syed, Governor of Lahore, replaced Daulat Khan Lodi on Delhi's throne.
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28 May: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 28 May.
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Menstrual Hygiene Day
Year 1830
U.S. President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act which relocates Native Americans.
Year 1937
Volkswagen (VW), a German automobile manufacturer, was founded.
Year 1940
World War II – Belgium surrendered to Germany.
Year 1952
Women gained the right to vote in Greece.
Year 1964
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was formed.
Year 1970
All India Trade Union Congress was divided.
Year 1988
The first Cultural Exchange Programme was signed between India and China.
Year 1989
Kerala diocese of Marathakavalli was the first Christian priest in India.
Year 1996
13-day-old BJP-led minority coalition govt. headed by A.B. Vajpayee quits at the end of a two-day debate on a motion of confidence.
Year 1998
Pakistan conducted five successful nuclear tests in the Chagai area of Balochistan.
Year 2008
The end of the 240-year-old monarchy in Nepal ended today.
Year 2010
In West Benga, India, the Jnaneshwari Express train derailment and subsequent collision kills 148 passengers.
Born 1660
George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland.
Born 1883
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar "Veer", great freedom fighter, social reformer, politician, and writer, was born at Bhagur village near Nasi
Born 1895
Bagal Bhai Madhavrao Khanderao, freedom fighter, author, and painter, was born.
Born 1903
Shantanu L. Kirloskar, the great industrialist, was born at Sholapur (Maharashtra).
Born 1907
Purohit Dingambar Vinayak (Nanasaheb), the leader in Maharashtra, was born.
Born 1908
Ian Fleming, a British author, journalist, and naval intelligence officer.
Born 1921
Mahant Avaidyanath, a Hindu preacher and politician.
Born 1923
Nandamuri Tarak Ramarao, film star, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and founder of Telgu Desam Party, was born. He has acted in many films including 'Patal Bhairavi'.
Born 1925
Awadh Kishore Narain, the educationist, was born.
Born 1946
K. Satchidanandan, Indian poet and critic
Died 1787
Leopold Mozart, a German composer, conductor, music teacher, and violinist.
Died 1849
Anne Bronte, an English novelist, and poet.
Died 1930
Bhagwaticharan Vohra, a great revolutionary freedom fighter, died near the banks of Ravi River during a bomb testing.
Died 1964
Mehboob Khan, a producer-director of Indian cinema.
Died 1968
Bhagwan Gopinathji Bhan, was a mystic saint of early 20th century Kashmir in India. He has been called a "jivanmukta" (liberated soul) or "Aghoreshwar" and his spiritual state has been described as "Shambhavi Avastha" (state of Shiva), died. He was a great devotee of Shiva and Shakti and took intense ""Sadhana"". His disciples and devotees set up an ashram at Kharyar in Srinagar in his name.
Died 1972
Edward VIII, King of Great Britain/N Ireland/emperor (India 1936), passed away at the age of 77.
Died 1999
B. Vittal Acharya, an Indian film director, and producer.
Died 2014
Maya Angelou, an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist.