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Historical Event on 10/28/1998

The 1998 Swarna Jayanti Fellowship Award is presented to 11 young scientists.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/18619,300 mm rainfall in July in Cherrapunji, Assam becomes a world record.
12/14/1998The Government introduces the controversial Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha.
5/31/1968F.V. Arul became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 06/05/71).
11/22/1773Robert Clive, English occupier (India), passed away at the age of 48.
10/18/1927Ramesh Vithaldas Divecha, cricketer (11 wickets for India in early 50's), was born in Bombay.
7/23/1906Chandrashekhar Azad, great freedom revolutionery and leader, was born at Jhabra, Madhya Pradesh.
6/6/1907John Morley, U.K. Government State Secretary, declares ""it will not withdraw from India under any circumstances"".
9/21/1994Outbreak of pneumonic plague in Surat, Gujarat.
1/24/1826Gnanendra Mohan Tagore, first Indian barrister, was born in Calcutta.
6/26/1975Chaudhary Charan Singh, freedom fighter and Chief Minister of UP, arrested by British Government.