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Historical Event on 1/28/1992

Umanath Vachaspati, Magsesey Award winner, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/12/1994India expels Pak diplomat; Indian attache tortured in Islamabad.
8/17/1947The first British troop leaves for England after Indian independence.
2/4/1948Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) banned. Finance Minister announces nationalisation of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) after Sept 30, 1948.
2/4/1990Ernakulam was declared the first totally literate district in India.
9/13/1997India drubs Maldives in SAFF football final in Kathmandu.
7/10/1927Ganga Ram, great social reformer and founder of Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, died in England while functioning as an active member of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. He was against dowry and child marriages and advocated widow re-marriage and also established institutions for vocational education and education for adults.
3/12/1612Usman Khan Lohani, son of Isa Khan, was defeated in the battle of Nekujyal. He died as the last independent ruler of Bengal.
10/21/1997Himachal Pradesh Assembly goes global with inauguration of its website on the Internet.
11/8/1893Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu, great musician and professor, was born in Bangalore.
4/26/1991Syed Shahabuddin filed nominations for two seats as a candidate of two different parties within 24 hours.