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Historical Event on 8/28/1972

General Insurance Business was nationalised.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/4/1990MI-4 was re-equipped with the mighty Mi-35, thus becoming a dedicated Attack Helicopter unit of the IAF.
4/9/1974India, Pakistan, Bangladesh reach pact to exchange prisoners of 1971 war in New Delhi.
7/14/1928Bedabrata Barua, educationist, social reformer and politician, was born.
12/10/1990The communal disturbances between Hindus and Muslims in Hyderabad claim more than 100 lives, and violence spreads to Aligarh and Kanpur also.
7/3/1985Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM, AVSM, VM., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1988.
3/26/1977Morarji Desai, the new Prime Minister, forms his Cabinet.
3/16/1977Sixth General Election of India begins.
12/19/1927Uttar Pradesh was formed by an Automobile Association.
3/22/1969The first public sector petrochemical organisation was inaugurated.
2/26/1976V. S. Khandekar was honoured by Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award for the novel 'Yayati'.