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Historical Event on 9/28/1993

Gas pipe below Karakas National Highway exploded claiming 58 lives.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/8/1941Swami Pranabananda Maharaj, father of Bharat Sevashram Sangha, passed away.
2/7/1856Wajid Ali Shah, ruler of Oudh, was asked to abdicate by the British Resident on grounds of chronic misrule.
12/29/19578,000 ton cruiser INS Mysore commissioned.
11/19/1998A. B. Vajpayee approves formation of the National Security Council, a new high-power hub, to give policy directions to safeguard the country's security.
8/30/1908Ganpatrao Tapase, senior freedom fighter and former Governor of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, was born.
5/21/1973Mohan Kumarmangalam, Central Minister, passed away in an air crash near Delhi.
2/21/1991Opposition boycotts the President's address as a protest against the dismissal of Tamil Nadu government.
2/21/1991Firuz Shah Tughluq, the third emperor of Delhi, died at the age of 83.
1/3/1987Arvind Deshpande, famous actor, died.
9/26/1977Uday Shankar (Chowdhury), producer and director of dance-based film 'Kalpana', passed away. He was the elder brother of Pandit Ravishankar. His main achievement was the blending of the Indian classical style with the Western Ballet and various folk dances.