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Historical Event on 8/28/1997

Tiwari and Surinderjit Kaur set national records in hammer throw in Federation Cup Athletics.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/26/1996Sahib Singh Verma sworn in as Delhi's second CM.
4/27/1918Gandhiji attends Viceroy's War Conference at Delhi and addresses it in Hindustani; subsequently tours Kaira District to raise recruits for army.
3/24/1984Dilraj Singh, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Vancouver, Canada.
9/30/2000India's Priyanka Chopra (18) wins the Miss World beauty pageant.
11/16/1990Allahabad High Court stays UP Government's decision to increase reservation quota for Backward Classes.
10/24/1904Lalchand Hirachand, famous industialist, was born.
5/13/1791Lord Cornwallis retreated back to Madras after the battle of Arikera.
8/20/1885First meeting of the Indian National Congress held.
7/30/1997Madras High Court restrains, by an interim injunction, the foreign universities/institutions having offices in India from awarding or conferring any degree on Indian students.
2/15/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, presents Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1998 to B.R. Chopra for his contribution to Indian cinema.