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Historical Event on 8/28/1997

Jain Commission, chaired by Justice M.C. Jain, submits interim report on Rajiv Gandhi assassination.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/11/1997Hundreds travelling by Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express from Guwahati have miraculous escape as improvised explosive device planted by suspected Bodo extremists explodes on track near Guwahati.
7/29/1994Indian army kills 27 Muslem militants.
2/1/1889Judge Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born.
11/23/1999Vinod Chandra Pandey takes over as the Governor of Bihar.
9/1/1909Father Kamil Bulke was born. He produced a handy English to Hindi dictionary. He did his Ph.D. on 'Ramcharita Manas' and was Head of Hindi Department in Patna University.
7/21/1999Bansi Lal, Haryana Chief Minister, quits before seeking a trust vote; and rebels form a separate party.
4/18/1926Padmakar Ganesh Chitle, famous Marathi novelist, was born.
12/4/1992RBI devalues Rupee by 1.18% against the US dollar. India emerges overall champions with 10 golds; 8 silver and 14 bronzes in the 4th Asian Junior Athletic meet in New Delhi.
10/9/1976International Dialing Telephone Service started between Mumbai and London.
4/18/1961Pamella Bordes, photographer and model, was born in New Dehli, India.