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Historical Event on 10/28/1981
Underground Metro Train Compartments were tested on trial basis at Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/18/1917 | Sher Singh, educationist and politician, was born at Baghpur (Haryana). |
| 8/1/1993 | Dr. K. N. Raju, a Nilakantan protegee, assumes office as NAL's fourth Director. |
| 11/14/1889 | Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India, was born. To commemorate his birthday, this day is observed as 'Children's Day' from 1957. |
| 10/21/1934 | Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan and his friends established the 'Congress Socialist Party' and Acharya Narendra Dev was its President and JP was its Gen. Secretary. |
| 1/22/1986 | Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Awards instituted. |
| 9/21/1997 | Mahesh Bhupathi wins a cliff-hanger as India clinches Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Chile 3-2 in Delhi. |
| 3/31/1972 | Meena Kumari, famous film actress, passed away. |
| 2/27/1912 | Lawrence Durrell, Britsh writer (Alexandria Quartet, Private Country), was born in Darjeeling, India. . |
| 4/13/1993 | Bhupan Hazarika wins Phalke Award for 1992. |
| 12/24/1809 | Christopher ""Kit"" Carson, KY, union brig-general and Indian fighter, was born. |
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