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Historical Event on 10/28/1997
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| 10/6/1893 | Meghnad N. Saha, astrophysicist, was born. In 1920, he developed the 'Thermal Ionization Equation', which has remained fundamental in all works on stellar atmospheres. This equation has been widely applied to the interpretation of stellar spectra, which are characteristic of the chemical composition of the light source. |
| 8/30/1659 | Aurangzeb plotted the death of his brother Dara Shikoh and beheaded him. He was buried in a vault under the dome of Humayun's tomb. |
| 2/11/1996 | Wills World Cup Cricket inaugurated at Calcutta. |
| 6/29/1976 | Sandhya Chib, Miss India-Universe (1996), was born. |
| 11/22/1967 | Tara Singh, freedom fighter, Akali Dal leader master and politician, died at Amritsar. |
| 3/12/1969 | Reactor Research Centre established at Kalpakkam. On 18th December 1985, it was renamed as Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research. |
| 4/21/1991 | Hastmalji Maharaj, Jainbhumi parampujya, passed away. |
| 9/26/1999 | Six selected for Shanti Swaroop award for Science. |
| 4/1/1936 | Orissa state was formed as a province of British India separating from Bihar. |
| 9/29/1708 | British East India Company and New East India company merged. |
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