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Historical Event on 5/28/1963

Estimated 22,000 die in another cyclone in Bay of Bengal (India).

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/11/1872Rajkhova Benudhar, modern Assamese poet, was born.
7/10/1927Ganga Ram, great social reformer and founder of Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, died in England while functioning as an active member of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. He was against dowry and child marriages and advocated widow re-marriage and also established institutions for vocational education and education for adults.
1/3/1985Azharuddin scores 110 in first Test innings.
9/23/1965The Indian Army secured the Kashmir Valley and the only object left was to clean out the remnants of the Gibraltar Force. Under the guidance of United Nations, the cease-fire came into effect.
3/24/1987First developmental launch of new generation rocket ASLV 'Stretched Rohini Satellite Series' (SROSS-1). This carried payload for launch vehicle performance monitoring and for gamma ray astronomy. This plunged within two minutes and 40 seconds of its launching.
1/26/1965Hindi Language is accepted as National language of India.
9/15/1999Palvai Purushottam, the sitting Sirpur MLA and TDP candidate, shot dead.
7/8/1996T.N. Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner, wins Magsaysay award.
3/28/1941Netaji Subhashchandra Bose reached Berlin after his secret underground journey from Calcutta.
5/9/1919Ram Kumar Gupta, great industrialist, was born at Delhi.