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Historical Event on 7/28/1999

Shiv Sena president Bal Thackeray is banned from voting and contesting in any election for six years from December 11, 1995 on the recommendations of the Election Commission.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/3/1760Maratha army, under Sadashiv Rao Bhau and Vishvas Rao, captured Dehli.
3/22/1902Great Britain and Persia agree to link Europe and India by telegraph.
8/10/1993Election Commission withdrew controversial order. By-polls to be held before 10.
2/3/1992Kapil Dev becomes the second highest wicket-taker in Test Cricket when he took his 400th wicket, that of Mark Taylor, in the Perth Test (New Zealand's Richard Hadlee with 431 wickets being the first).
1/3/1996Bomb blast kills six and seriously wounds 20. Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front claim responsibility in Delhi.
5/19/2000A `civil coup' in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
12/14/1998The Government introduces the controversial Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha.
12/20/1686After clashes with Mughal soldiers, Jaub Chaarnak left Hoogly and settled in Sutnati.
9/30/1996Phase I assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.