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Historical Event on 8/28/1997

Tiwari and Surinderjit Kaur set national records in hammer throw in Federation Cup Athletics.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/1/1990BJP swept to power in Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, shares power with JD in Gujarat and Rajasthan.
5/11/1930Ganesh Narayan R, great Industrialist, was born.
6/18/1996CBI arrests Sanjeeva Rao, relative of Narasimha Rao, and Prakash Yadav, son of former Union Minister, in the urea scam.
1/2/1959Kirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha Azad, cricketer (Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83), was born in Purnea, Bihar.
9/14/1965Pakistan Air Force bombs Calcutta and Agartala civilian airports.
5/5/1818Karl Marx, great journalist, chief editor, writer and social worker, was born at Trier, Germany.
10/12/1946Ashok Vinoo Mankad, cricketer (son of Vinoo, batted for India 1969-78), was born in Bombay.
11/21/1921Prince of Wales visited India and Congress observed all India strike.
1/3/1871Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, freedom fighter and social reformer, died.
6/23/1942Jabbar Patel, film producer, was born.