28th July - A Day in the life of India

Learn about the importance of 28th July in the history of India. Major historical events, Famous Birthdays and death anniversaries on this day.

Celebrations/Observations on July 28

28th July in the history of India

• 2022 - INS Vikrant was inducted into the Indian navy on 28th July 2022.

Famous Birthdays on July 28

• 1986 – Dulquer Salmaan, is an Indian film actor, playback singer and film producer who predominantly works in Malayalam language films. He has also worked in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi language films.
• 1983 - Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthoori Raja, better known by his stage name Dhanush, is an Indian actor, producer, director, writer, lyricist, screenwriter and playback singer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema.

Death Anniversaries on July 28

• 2016 – Mahasweta Devi, Indian Bengali fiction writer and socio-political activist. Her notable literary works include Hajar Churashir Maa, Rudali, and Aranyer Adhikar. She was a self-proclaimed leftist who worked for the rights and empowerment of the tribal people of West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh states India.
• 1946 – Saint Alphonsa, the first woman of Indian origin to be Canonization as a saint by the Catholic Church (b. 1910)