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Historical Event on 8/28/1896
Firak Gorakhpuri, Urdu poet and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/27/1974 | Pankaj Dharmani, Indian ODI batsman (1997), was born. |
| 2/14/1901 | King Edward VII open's his first parliament. |
| 6/27/1839 | Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ruler of Punjab and Spiritual Guru of sikh community, passed away. |
| 8/6/1994 | Hajratbal' was handed over to Muslim Auwkaf Trust. |
| 11/20/1981 | Bhaskara-II, India's second experimental remote sensing satellite, was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos. This provided experience in building and operating a remote sensing satellite system on an end-to-end basis. |
| 10/26/1937 | Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar, famous music director, was born. |
| 5/1/1977 | Janata Party was established. |
| 8/23/1986 | B. G. Deshmukh was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27th March, 1989. |
| 1/12/2000 | The Union Cabinet approves a proposal of the Civil Aviation Ministry to privatise the airports at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta and a new airport in Bangalore on a 30-year lease which can be extended by 19 years. |
| 10/1/1958 | Metric System of weights was introduced in India. |
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