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Historical Event on 8/28/1896
Firak Gorakhpuri, Urdu poet and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/19/1963 | Kuladhor Chaliha, one of the pioneer Congress leaders of Assam, passed away. |
| 8/3/1890 | Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, was born at Varanasi. |
| 7/8/1996 | U.N. says India is leading in HIV infections. |
| 7/23/1988 | Jahangir Khan, cricketer (4 Tests for India 1932-36), died. |
| 11/30/1896 | Gandhiji sails for South Africa with wife and children. |
| 11/14/1955 | Employees' State Insurance Corporation was inaugurated by the President. |
| 2/10/1957 | Pranab Pankaj Roy, cricketer (son of Pankaj, Indian batsman 1982), was born in Calcutta. |
| 12/17/1990 | N. Janardhan Reddy sworn in as CM of Andhra Pradesh. |
| 7/10/1965 | First NCC (National Cadet Corps) College for training girls started at Gwalior. |
| 4/1/1902 | Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, cricketer, (one Test, India v England 1934, scored 19 & 0), was born in Bombay. |
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