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Historical Event on 5/28/1988

The first Cultural Exchange Programme was signed between India and China.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/4/1904Kundan Lal Saigal, golden voiced singer, legend in his lifetime, actor and film maker, was born in Jammu. Some of his famous songs are ""Ek Bangla Bane Nayara"", ""Diya Jalao"", ""Jab Dil Hi Toot Gaya"".
6/30/1997Gujarat floods claimed 170 lives.
6/23/1942Jabbar Patel, film producer, was born.
10/2/1998Santanu Deb Barma of Tripura was chosen for Kabir Puraskar for her role in preventing violence and riots in some areas of the state in 1997.
9/4/1987Roop Kanwar, an 18-year-old girl, commits Sati (burning herself in her husband's funeral pyre) in Deorala in Rajasthan.
3/31/1986Bombay Telephone Nigam renamed as Mahanagar Telephone Nigam.
10/28/1997Cabinet permits RBI to issue rupee notes of 1000 denomination.
7/15/1980Gajanan Vishwanath Ketkar, editor of `Kesri' and `Maratha', passed away.
4/30/1988Raj Kapoor gets Dada Saheb Phalke award for 1988.
11/5/1997Railway ministry doubles compensation amounts from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs.4 lakh to victims of railway accidents and other untoward incidents.