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Historical Event on 08/28/1600

Mughals capture Ahmednagar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/19/1935British fire on 20,000 Muslims, killing 23.
11/9/1877Muhammad Iqbal, Urdu poet, was born in Sialkot (now in Pakistan).
3/7/1911Sachchitanand Hiranand Vatsyayan, (Agyeya), modern Hindi literary journalist, freedom fighter and the winner of Jnanpith Award of 1979, was born.
3/22/1996Golden Temple renamed Harmandir Sahib (its original name meaning 'abode of God').
2/15/1998Tennis duo Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati were ranked No. 2 when they won Dubai Open.
9/4/1990An all-party meeting refuses to endorse the decision to implement Mandal Commission Report according to which 27\% jobs are reserved for backward communities.
1/18/1978Shri Bhim Sen Sachar, freedom fighter, leader and Chief Minister of Punjab, passed away.
1/5/1992Ravi Shastri scores 206 at SCG before being Warne's 1st cricket Test wkt.
1/4/1958Waverley John Anderson, Scottish viscount and Governor of Bengal, died at the age of 75.
7/21/1977Bhudevchandra Basu, famous animal expert, passed away.