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Historical Event on 9/28/1827

A few mountain battery trains flourished and kept the Indian component alive as part of the Royal artillery. Recently, it has been established that 8 Company Bombay Artillery survived axing and is now 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery. This day is now celebrated as the Raising Day of the Regiment of Artillery.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/6/1903Russia increases import duties on Indian and Ceylon tea in retaliation for British import policies in Moscow.
8/14/1942Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, started broadcasting from a secret transmitter on the wave length of 42.84 meters. This channel was used for freedom movement telecasts.
10/9/1949The Territorial Army of India inaugurated by the Governor General.
1/18/1972Vinod Ganpat Kambli, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1993-), was born in Bombay.
10/10/1996UP polls throw up a hung assembly.
8/8/2000The Government appoints Air Marshal P. Rajkumar to head the court of enquiry to probe the Alliance Air crash near Patna.
1/24/1966Dr. Homi Jahangir Bhabha, chairmain of Atomic Research Institute, passed away near Geneva when Air India Boeing 707 crashed in accident at Alps Hills, Mont Blanc in Switzerland killing all the 117 persons on board.
11/13/1935Chandra Prakash Gupta, great educationist, was born at Gaini in UP.
2/1/1985Muhammad Azharuddin created a world record at Kanpur by hitting a century in each of his first three test.
3/19/1999Salgaocar emerged National Football League champions in Calcutta with a match to spare.