Historical Events -  July 28.

1821: Peru gained independence from Spain.

1914: On this day, the First World War started.

1933: Andorra joined the United Nations.

1934: Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya and Bapuji Ane formed the Congress Nationalist Party.

1943: World War II: Operation Gomorrah – The Royal Air Force bombed Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that killed 42,000 German civilians.

1976: A magnitude 7.8 to 8.2 earthquake shook the region of Tangshan in China. 2,42,769 were killed and 1,64,851 were injured.

1979: Appointment of Chaudhary Charan Singh as the 5th Prime Minister of India.

2001: Assamese writer Indira Goswami received the Jnanpith Award.

Famous Birthdays  – July 28

1907: A. V. Meiyappan, an Indian film producer, director, and philanthropist.

1909: Kasu Brahmananda Reddy, the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, India.

1925: Baruch Samuel Blumberg, an American physician, geneticist, and inventor of the hepatitis B virus.

1986: Dulquer Salmaan, an Indian film actor, playback singer, and film producer.

Death Anniversaries -  July 28

1794: Maximilien Robespierre, a French lawyer, and statesman.

1972: Charu Majumdar, a Marxist-Leninist from India.

1975: Raja Thakur, an Indian film director.

2016: Lachhu Maharaj, an Indian Tabla Player of Banaras Gharana.

2020: Raavi Kondala Rao, an Indian film actor, playwright, theatre artist, journalist, editor, producer, director.