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Historical Event on 8/28/1998

India and Pakistan clash at the Security Council after New Delhi denounced the running of terrorist training camps in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Afghanistan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/13/1999The Railways announces concessions for senior citizens, students upto Class X and the poor.
12/9/1989Shyama Charan Shukla sworn in as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
4/8/1894Lifetime of Swami Chandrashekarendra(1894-1994), venerated Shankaracharya saint of Kanchi monastery in South India.
7/4/1922Ghulam Ahmed, cricketer (off-spinner in 22 Tests for India in 1950's), was born in Hyderabad.
7/11/1973India frees 438 Pakistani prisoners on medical grounds.
12/15/1999Yashwant Sinha, Finance Minister, arrives in Berlin to attend G-20 meet.
9/16/2000In an important pronouncement, the Rajasthan High Court declares Jains as a religious minority community and allows teaching institutions set up by them to enjoy minority status under Articles 29 and 30 of the Constitution.
3/19/2000Bill Clinton, US President, arrives to a warm welcome in India. This was the first presidential visit of a US head in two decades.
1/10/1996Centre sets up Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission.
11/5/1995Common Guidance test flight of Trishul successful.