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Historical Event on 10/28/1997

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Other Historical Dates and Events
8/6/1997Army confirms social activist Sanjay Ghose's death who was abducted by ULFA.
8/10/2000Parliament approves the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Bill to create a hilly state of Uttaranchal.
4/4/1997World Bank Atlas for 1997 put India as world's fifth largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity estimated around $1318 trillion.
5/8/1954Indian Government decided to integrate Chandranagar in West Bengal which was under the rule of the French.
2/23/1969Madhubala, famous Hindi film actress, passed away.
2/23/1969Humayun crossed the Indus and captured Lahore and ousted Sikandar Suri of Delhi throne.
12/28/1925Kasturbhai Lalbhai Shrenik, great industrialist, was born at Ahmedabad.
4/15/1794Moropant Paradkar, great poet of Marathi in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
7/9/1993Passport fees raised from Rs. 60 to Rs.300.
1/1/1879Edward M Forster, English novelist (Howards End, Passage to India), was born.