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Historical Event on 8/28/1896
Firak Gorakhpuri, Urdu poet and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/24/1861 | Madame Bhikaji Rustom Cama, mother of the Indian Revolution, was born in Bombay. From an early age she took interest in social and political work. |
| 1/29/1939 | Radical Subhas Chandra Rose beats Gandhi's candidature to become Indian President. |
| 3/14/1931 | First Indian talkie film 'Alam Ara' released at Majestic Cinema, Bombay. Directed by Ardeshir Irani, the film was 11,152 ft. long and was produced by Imperial Film Co., Bombay and beared censored No. 10043 on March 11. The most remarkable thing about this film was birth of sound in Indian films, it came with a bang and quickly displaced the silent movies and brought revolutionary changes in the whole set up of the industry. |
| 7/18/1946 | U.K. Parliament approves British Cabinet mission report on India but Churchill says that the mission went too far in offering India independence outside of the Commonwealth. |
| 3/22/1996 | Golden Temple renamed Harmandir Sahib (its original name meaning 'abode of God'). |
| 11/8/1948 | Nathuram Godse confesses to murder of Gandhi but denies conspiracy. |
| 1/28/1999 | Central Zone won the Deodhar Trophy, defeating South in their final in Agartala. |
| 9/25/1954 | 14 Members of Parliament (MP) form a new party called the Union of Socialist Progress. Acharya Kripalani is the leader. |
| 3/13/1992 | K. S. Niranjan, famous Kannad author, passed away. |
| 7/22/1992 | Security scam: Planning Commission member V. Krishnamurthy resigns. |
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