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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
12/6/1997Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands.
1/25/2000The Centre begins the process of privatising the country's domestic carrier, Indian Airlines, and also approves the sale of majority equity in Modern Foods India Limited.
8/5/1905Subhadrakumari Chauvhan, famous Hindi poet, was born.
12/15/1675Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded in Delhi by Aurangzeb for his refusal to embrace him.
8/12/1998Uttarancha State plan meets with difficulty owing to differences on inclusion of Udham Singh Nagar and Hardwar district.
2/1/1971Ajaysingh Jadeja, cricketer (Indian opening batsman), was born in Jamnagar.
8/11/1961Dadra and Nagar Haweli declared as Union Territory States.
9/10/1999Sonia Gandhi files her nomination papers for the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency.
3/22/1964200 die in communal violence in the industrial towns of Jamshedpur and Rourkela.
2/1/1785Warren Hastings left India on Feb 8 and attended the Council meeting for the last time.