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Historical Event on 8/28/1896

Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar, great musician and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Chembai in Kerala.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/26/199914 tonnes of heavy water leaked into the second unit of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam during an in-service inspection.
8/6/1997Cabinet approves a proposal to amend the Hindu Marriage Act and the Special Marriage Act, with a view to removing epilepsy as a ground for annulling marriage or for declaring marriage as null and void.
7/11/1832British Parliament finally rejected to remove the appeal of Hindus puritans against Sutee abolition, as demanded by tradional orthodox Indians.
3/30/1993Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
8/20/1917Raja Kulkarni, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Mhaswa village in Maharashra.
1/2/1990Capt. Nivedita Bhasin, 26, becomes the youngest woman pilot in world civil aviation history to command a jet aircraft.
10/27/1982Gandhiji's personal secretary Pyare Lal died.
5/29/1933Kishorilal Goswami, famous Hindi novelist, passed away.
5/19/1954The Govt. of India constituted a National Film Board.
4/15/1984Extremist Sikhs plunder 40 stations in Punjab, India.