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Historical Event on 8/28/1973
India and Pakistan signed P.O.W Accord paving way for release of 90,000 Pakistanis.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/22/1680 | Rana Rajsingh, king of Mewad, died. |
| 1/9/1904 | Pratab Singh Chaudhari, social worker, was born at Multan, Punjab . |
| 12/10/1918 | Rowlatt Act introduced by Lord Chelmsford. |
| 6/25/1880 | Syed Muhammad Zamin Ali, great educationist, poet, editor, professor, writer and founder-member of the Hindustani Academy, was born at Mustafabad village in the Rae Bareli district of U.P. |
| 1/18/1997 | India's first electric car 'Reva' launched in Bangalore. |
| 7/14/1946 | India grants Siam a 20 year, 3 mil. credit to increase export of Siamese rice. |
| 8/15/1947 | The Indian independence divided not only the country but its armed forces as well. These units came down and their equipment was transferred to the newly created Royal Pakistan Air Force. Thus, the principal components of the Royal Indian Air Force, during the partition, were nos. 3, 4, 7, 8 and 10 Squadrons with Tempest US, No. 2 Squadron with Spitfires and No. 12 Squadron with C-47s and No. 1 Air Observation Flight (AOF). The establishment of this AOF with AOP Auster 4s, 5s and 6s, coincided with independence. No. 6 Squadron, which had been in process of converting from Spitfires to C-47s at Drigh Road, had been stood down and its transports transferred to Pakistan. |
| 7/24/1911 | Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, was born. |
| 1/1/1979 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Child"". |
| 2/17/1991 | Krishnabai Mote, famous author and social worker, passed away. |
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