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Historical Event on 4/28/1992
Vinayak Krishna Gokak, famous Kannad poet and Gyanpeeth Awardee, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/19/1978 | Pankaj Mallik, famous Bengali music director and playback singer, passed away. He was the singer of the famous Hindi song ""Piya Milan Ko Jaana"". |
| 9/29/1755 | Robert Lord Clive founded the British empire in India |
| 2/18/1836 | Swami Ramakrishna Paramahansa(1836-86), was born early morning in Kamarpukur village in Hooghly district, West Bengal. His real name was Gadadhar Chatterji. He was God-intoxicated Bengali Shakta saint, Guru of Swami Vivekananda. He exemplified the bhakti dimension of 'Shakta Universalism'. |
| 6/3/1890 | Khan Abdul Gafar Khan, follower of Mahatma Gandhi, was born. |
| 2/22/1997 | Jockey Mark Gallagher shot at and injured in Bangalore. |
| 3/27/1966 | Indira Gandhi meets Johnson in Washington. |
| 1/10/1908 | Gandhiji adopts word, ""Satyagraha"" in place of ""Passive Resistance"". Sentenced to two months' imprisonment for failure to leave Transvaal. |
| 4/1/1889 | Hindu', English language newspaper changed its perodicity from weekly (20/09/1888) to daily. |
| 6/10/1984 | Top army commander killed in Bihar; Sikh troops desert unit. |
| 11/20/1859 | Elfinstone, Governor of Bombay Province and historian, passed away. |
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