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Historical Event on 8/28/1928

Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon, noted physicist and scientific advisor to the Prime Minister, was born at Mangalore in Karnataka.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/29/1967First blowdown of the 4 ft trisonic tunnel; the tunnel with all auxiliary facilities such as compressor system, electrical sub-station, design office and model fabrication shop is formally set up and commissioned by National Aeronautical Laboratory.
12/19/1919Sunil Kumar Banerjee, cricket Test Umpire for 1 test from 1963-64, was born at Bengal.
1/31/1963Peacock declared as National Bird of India.
5/8/1910Tolstoy replies to Gandhiji that question of Passive Resistance is of greatest importance, not only for India but for humanity.
2/19/1996Biennial elections to fill 39 Rajya Sabha seats in nine states.
12/10/1990The communal disturbances between Hindus and Muslims in Hyderabad claim more than 100 lives, and violence spreads to Aligarh and Kanpur also.
1/10/1993India asks Pakistan to reduce its diplomatic strength by 40.
1/1/19958th World Tamil Conference begins in Madurai.
10/28/1977Shantiprasad Jain, industrialist, died.
4/17/1990Gas explodes on passenger train in Kumrahar, India killing 80 people.