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Historical Event on 11/28/1890

Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule died. He led a selfless life devoted to the upliftment of the lower classes of the Hindu society. He also started school for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables. He was assissted in education field by his wide Savitri Bai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/16/1993The Supreme Court stays the operation of M.P. High Court's order quashing President's rule in the state.
4/28/1952The war between Japan and India ended.
12/13/1999The Government lodges protest with the Pakistani Rangers following the discovery of a tunnel near the Indo-Pak border.
9/30/1908Ram Dhari Singh Dinkar, famous Hindi novelist, was born.
9/15/1861Dr. Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, famous architect, engineer and a diplomat, also a Bharat Ratna awardee, was born at Chickballapur in Mysore (Karnataka) in a poor Brahmin family.
2/6/1952George VI (1895-1952), King of the United Kingdom, died of lung cancer at the age of 56 (succeeded by daughter, Elizabeth II). In 1947, His title of Emperor of India was deleted.
8/15/1994At Churchgate railway station on platform No.1, noted film actor A.K. Hangal signalled the start of theatre in a train by waving a green flag.
11/16/1986Second SAARC summit held at Bangalore.
5/14/1993Justice V. Ramaswamy decides to resign.
5/11/1991Naxalities in Andhra abduct P. Sudhir Kumar, son of the former Union Minister Shiv Shankar.