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Historical Event on 4/28/1974

Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta, famous economist, politician and journalist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/24/1999Noted wrestling coach Dronacharya awardee Guru Hanuman passed away in a road accident near Meerut.
1/27/1989M. Karunanidhi sworn in as DMK CM in Tamil Nadu.
3/1/1971Central Translation Bureau was setup as a subordinate office under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Bureau undertakes translation work of manuals, codes, forms and other non-statutory procedural literature of various ministries, departments, offices of the Central Government and Undertakings, Banks etc.
1/1/1975Shankarrao Vasudev Kirloskar, famous iindustrialist, died.
7/6/1992R. Janakiraman Committee estimates involvement of Rs. 3543 crore in the security scam.
3/31/1994The Supreme Court orders closure of 11 industrial units around Taj Mahal.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
7/3/1991Kailash Sethi was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 22-07-1996.
3/1/2000P.Harikrishna becomes India's youngest International Master in the Sangli International chess tournament.
6/7/1965Ashutosh Kali, great revolutionary, passed away.