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Historical Event on 8/28/1997

Jain Commission, chaired by Justice M.C. Jain, submits interim report on Rajiv Gandhi assassination.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/30/1977Nine Congress-ruled states placed under President's rule. Janata Party formed.
3/12/1996Election Commission rejects claim by Indira Congress as the real Congress. The 'hand' symbol will remain with Indian National Congress headed by PVN Rao.
11/8/1932Sankhla Badluram, great industrialist, was born in Delhi.
1/12/1918C. Ramchandra (Chitalkar), famous film music director, was born.
10/26/1890Martyr Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi was born at Allahabad. He was also the editor of revolutionary weekly 'Pratap'.
2/22/1958Maulana Abul Kalam Azad passed away in New Delhi, India. He was a great leader, great orator, revolutionary and fighter for national freedom. Some of his works which are the masterpieces of the Urdu language are ""Ghubari-Khatir"" and Tadhkirah"". He was Minister of Education in the first Indian Government.
2/4/1991An abortive bid to hijack a Calcutta-Agartala flight by a 24-year old youth.
12/10/1993The residence of Mahatma Phule was declared a national monument.
6/3/1930George John Fernandes, social reformer and politician, was born in Mangalore (Karnataka).
10/30/1996Pop star Michael Jackson arrives in Bombay.