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Historical Event on 8/28/1896

Firak Gorakhpuri, Urdu poet and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/20/1948Lord Mountbatten resigns as the Governor General of Indian Union.
10/21/1959Chinese and Indian troops clash on Ladakh border.
8/15/1960Maharashtra State Sahkari Grihvitta Corporation was established.
5/3/1896Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, great nationalist, lawyer, freedom fighter, barrister and member of the Rajya Sabha, was born at Panniyankara in Calicut, Kerala.
4/5/1993G. V. Iyer's Sanskrit film 'Bhagavad Geeta was adjudged the best film at the National Film Awards.
4/11/1942All-India Congress party rejects British offer of dominion status at New Delhi.
1/1/1664Shivaji assumes royal title.
1/21/1952Indian National Congress party wins the 1st General Election of India under the ledearship of Jawaharlal Nehru.
4/22/1991IMF and the World Bank decide to grant $1 billion loan to India.
10/15/1995PM leaves for a 12-day tour of Egypt, NAM Summit at Cartagena in Columbia and 50th year United Nations celebrations at New York.