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Historical Event on 5/28/1903
Shantanu L. Kirloskar, great industrialist, was born at Sholapur (Maharashtra).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/17/1698 | Aurangzeb fell to Jinjee fort, seat of Maratha power, after eight-year siege. |
| 7/18/1953 | Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta. |
| 6/23/1984 | An Air-India jumbo jet plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland today, killing all 329 people on board. Indian officials said the crash apparently was caused by a bomb placed aboard the jetliner by a Sikh extremist group as retaliation for an army raid. |
| 9/11/1948 | Mohammad Ali Jinnah, father of Pakistan, died. |
| 9/12/1898 | Baldev Prasad Mishra, Hindi litterateur, was born. |
| 7/9/1979 | Janardhan Gnanoba Navle, cricketer, 2 Tests for India as WK and 1 catch, passed away. |
| 7/29/1987 | India and Sri Lanka sign peace accord at Colombo in a bid to end the 5-year old ethnic trouble. This stance taken thereafter by the LTTE added several dimensions to the scenario. It was a multi-purpose role that the Navy has been required to play. |
| 1/9/1972 | In 1971, 433 feature films produced in the world with a record and a top position in film production. |
| 8/1/1846 | Dwarkanath Tagore, a Hindu philanthropist, died in London. |
| 2/15/1967 | Fourth General Election of Lok Sabha begins. |
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