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Historical Event on 1/28/1911
The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/18/1990 | Devkumar, famous Hindi film actor, died. |
| 1/18/1969 | Prajapita Brahma, great social reformer and freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 4/2/1970 | Meghalaya, an autonomous hilly state, was established after dividing the hilly areas of Assam. |
| 4/30/1888 | Hailsones kill 246 in Moradabad. |
| 6/19/1997 | Indian flag cargo ship, M. V. Arcadia Pride, sinks in inclement weather, seven nautical miles off Colaba, Mumbai, leaving four sailors dead and 20 missing. In the rescue and search operation by the Indian Navy, nine persons were rescued. |
| 5/1/1994 | Six leading Akali factions dissolved to form a new party, the Shiromani Akali Dal-Amritsar, which wanted a 'Sikh State'. |
| 3/6/1947 | Churchill opposes troop withdrawal from India at London. |
| 1/12/1997 | Paes-Bhupathi win doubles title in the Singapore Open Challenger hardcourt tennis. |
| 3/20/1951 | Madanlal Udhouram Sharma, cricketer (Indian medium pacer in the 70's), was born in Amritsar. |
| 12/5/2000 | Postal staff go on a nationwide indefinite strike which the Government termed as 'illegal'. |
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