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I welcome you all to “Today in History by Hranker.com”. Here, we will discuss some of the major events in the history of 28th of June, 178th day of the year and 26th Monday of 2021
1) Today in 1972 Pioneer Indian Statistician PC Mahalanobis died.
He contributed vastly to the design of large scale sample surveys in India. He is best known for the Mahalanobis distance, a statistical measure. He was the member of the first Planning Commission of free India.
2) Today in 1857 Nana Sahib proclaimed himself as the Peshwa and called for total extermination of the British Power of India at Bithoor.
Born as Dhondu pant, he was an Indian Peshwa of the Maratha empire, aristocrat and Fighter. He led the rebellion in Kanpur during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
3) Today in 1921 PV Narsimha Rao, former Prime Minister of India, was born.
He was an Indian lawyer and Politician who served as the 10th Prime Minister of India from 1991 to 1996. Rao was personally responsible for dismantling the License Raj, revising the Socialist policies of Rajiv Gandhi’s government.
4) Today In 1914 Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand took place.
He was heir to Austro-Hungarian throne. He and his consort Sophie were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo, Bosnia, precipitating the outbreak of World War 1.
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