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Historical Event on 10/28/1997

Dr. V. Doreswamy Iyengar (77), Veena maestro, household name among Carnatic music lovers, passed away in Bangalore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/4/1849Jyotirindranath Tagore, Bengali litterateur and poet, was born.
6/1/1790A treaty was signed between Marathas, Britishers and Nizam.
5/8/1962Ravindra Bharti University established in West Bengal.
8/10/1992Ram Niwas Mirdha appointed Chairman of the JPC on scam.
10/2/1952Community Development Programme started.
5/7/1994Ustad Jahiruddin Dagar Nasir, famous classical singer of Dhrupad-Dhamar, passed away at the age of 62 in Bareilly.
3/26/199914 tonnes of heavy water leaked into the second unit of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam during an in-service inspection.
9/8/1991Hostage ONGC engineer T.S. Raju and mediator Bipul Mahanta, an Amnesty International member, killed by ULFA in Assam.
11/13/1901Four Language panels were started on Rs. 10/- notes. First time four corner serial numbers were introduced. This panel had Indian languages which varied from state to state.
3/23/1994Last day of Test cricket for Kapil Dev.