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Historical Event on 10/28/1997

Dr. V. Doreswamy Iyengar (77), Veena maestro, household name among Carnatic music lovers, passed away in Bangalore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/31/199426 die as cyclone lashes Tamil Nadu.
8/1/1998The DMK condemns the BJP-led coalition Government's decision to set up a Multi-Disciplinary Monitoring Agency and rejects the Action Taken Report on the final report of the Jain Commission with reference to Mr. M. Karunanidhi.
1/17/1997Supreme Court bans all non-forest activities including running of saw mills and mining in forest areas.
7/1/1997Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme `97 (VDIS) comes into effect.
12/28/1928First talkie feature film 'Melody of Love' was released in India. The film was made by Universal Picture Corporation, America. It's premier was held at Elphinstone Picture Palace, Calcutta.
9/5/1997Mother Teresa, founder of Missionaries of Charity who was awarded with Nobel Prize (1979) and Bharat Ratna, died at the age of 87 due to heart attack late in the evening around 9:30 pm in Calcutta.
1/18/1930Gurudev Rabindranath Thakur (Tagore) and Mahatma Gandhi met at Sabarmati Ashram.
3/22/1963World Bank loans India $ 67 mil. to improve its railways.
2/22/1997Jockey Mark Gallagher shot at and injured in Bangalore.
3/19/1998Abdul Rauf Seddiopui, Samajwadi Party leader, is shot dead near Jadharpur village in Bareilly district.