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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
5/17/1873Hindi daily 'Bharat Mitra' started from Calcutta.
10/31/1984Rajiv Gandhi sworn in as Prime Minister of India by Gyani Zail Singh, President of India, at New Delhi. He held this office till December 1, 1989.
11/17/1857Sir Colin Campbell, British Army Officer, managed to supress Indian Mutiny sepoys at Lucknow.
7/9/2000India clinches the inaugural Asian Cricket Council under-15 championship in Kuala Lumpur.
12/22/1939When Britain declared war against the Germans it appealed for help from all political parties. Congress put up some conditions which in other words were the immediate transfer of power. The Viceroy promised to give due consideration to the suggestions of each party and that the dominion status would be given after the war. Congress in order to pressurize the Govt. boycotted all ministries and started a civil disobedience movement and eventually resigned. Jinnah declared 22nd Dec 1939 as ""Day of Deliveranc
3/1/1960National Aeronautical Research Laboratory moves to Bangalore with offices at Palace Road and Jayamahal Road. It soon becomes National Aeronautical Laboratory. Dr Nilakantan invites Dr D M Rao to lead the 4 ft tunnel project.
1/18/1982Six thousand labor activists arrested in two days and national strike called in New Delhi.
11/13/1970Flooding ravages Ganges delta. 200,000 million killed.
3/31/1993Major changes in exim policy announced.
7/1/1999K. N. Singh (70), former Union Minister and senior Congress leader, died in Lucknow.