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Historical Event on 1/28/1937

Suman Kalyanpurkar, famous singer, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/9/1994Indian diplomats and staff members evacuated from war-ravaged Kabul.
6/8/1998Sani Abacha, 54, Nigerian President, died in Abuja of heart attack.
4/11/1993Tamil Nadu and Karnataka decide to form a joint task force to nab Veerappan and announces a reward of Rs. 40 lakh for his capture.
4/5/1987The centenary of Bombay Fire Brigade was celebrated. (CIVIC).
1/6/1980In the general election (7th) of India, Indira Gandhi led Indian National Congress Party gains two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha legislative elections.
11/5/1907Special commissioner appointed to deal with famine conditions.
3/1/1998Bharat Ratna is awarded to Dr. A.J.P. Abdul Kalam, Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister, and Smt. M. S. Subbulakshmi, Carnatic musician. The award is also conferred posthumously on film director Satyajit Ray, freedom fighter Aruna Asaf Ali and former Prime Minister Gulzari Lal Nanda.
6/6/1922Gopalan Morappakam Joysam, cricketer, was born at Maduranthakan, in Tamil Nadu. He received the Padmashree in 1964.
3/29/1932Sundaram Gundibalirama, right-hand batsman and right-arm medium fast bowler, was born at Udipi in Karnataka.
7/22/1991New industrial policy for liberalisation of economies announced in Parliament.