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Historical Event on 8/28/1994

Three medical officers of the Field Ambulance unit were killed when the Indian contingent was trying to stem the war in Somalia.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/19/1994The Tamil Nadu Bill for continuance of the 69\% reservation policy in the state receives the President's assent.
6/27/1917Khanderao Moreshwar Rangnekar, cricketer (batted in 3 Tests India v Australia 1947-48), was born in Maharashtra.
5/8/1996The governing Congress party is routed in Indian elections that have left no party with a clear mandate to govern.
10/5/1997Kiran Bedi, India's first woman police officer, was awarded the Joseph Beuys prize for her work in reforming the largest prison of the country.
1/22/1990FIR registered in Bofors kickbacks case.
5/13/1918Balasarswati, famous dancer of Bharat Natyam, was born.
2/7/1922Britain threatens crackdown in India to combat Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign.
7/14/1942Britishers Quit India resolution was passed by Congress Working Committee. They demanded departure of British and agreed on passive resistance until India's independence. It was declared on 8th August, 1942 at August Kranti Maidan (Gowalia Tank).
10/24/2000Hyrunnisa, suspected to be the key accused in the Kollam liquor tragedy, nabbed along with her husband and a worker in her shop in Guruvayur.
10/20/1989Pakistan win Sharjah Trophy over West Indies and India.