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Historical Event on 12/28/1892

Dr. Shivajirao Ganesh (Daji Patwardhan), famous social worker and Padmashri awardee, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/8/1998A Disaster Management Cell (DMC) under the direct command of the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Air Command, was set up at the Command Operations Room to liaise with the State Government and initiate necessary actions. All aircrafts were evacuated from IAF bases at Jamnagar, Bhuj and Naliya and flown to pre-determined destinations. In this meticulously planned and smoothly executed drill, more than 60 aircrafts (including helicopters) were flown out.
8/28/1972General Insurance Business was nationalised.
1/19/1997Air India triumphs in the National Women's Cricket championship in Calcutta.
12/13/1999The Railways announces concessions for senior citizens, students upto Class X and the poor.
7/23/1927Daily radio transmission broadcasting in India started by Bombay Radio Station. This was the first Commercial Radio Station.
8/11/1999Ramnath Parkar, former Indian opening batsman, died in Mumbai.
5/19/1954The Govt. of India constituted a National Film Board.
10/4/1999Rest of India won the Zal Irani Trophy in Bangalore.
5/2/1968Lok Sabha passed the Public Providend Fund Act.
12/20/1999The Government rejects underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's conditional offer to surrender.