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Historical Event on 8/28/1928
Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon, noted physicist and scientific advisor to the Prime Minister, was born at Mangalore in Karnataka.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/31/1912 | Allan Octavian, great social reformer, patriot, lawyer, journalist and politician, passed away at the age of 84. |
| 2/28/1927 | Krishan Kant, vice President of India and former Young Turk, was born at Kot Mohd. Khan, district Amritsar, Punjab. |
| 4/1/1979 | Central Institute of Fisheries Education came under the Administrative Control of Indian Council of Agricultural Research. |
| 3/29/1942 | Britain offered dominion status to India after the war if it cooperated now. |
| 12/27/1992 | Dhananjay Bhattacharya, famous Bengali singer, died. |
| 12/12/2000 | J.H. Patel, (71), senior Janata Dal (U) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister, died in Bangalore. |
| 4/25/1976 | India all out for 97 vs West Indies because five men absent hurt. |
| 9/20/1933 | Annie Besant, veteran freedom fighter for India, died. |
| 11/8/1947 | Junagadh accedes to India. Addresses A.I.C.C. |
| 6/17/1961 | The HF-24 Marut supersonic fighter, designed by German engineer Kurt Tank, makes its maiden flight. |
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