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Historical Event on 8/28/1994

Three medical officers of the Field Ambulance unit were killed when the Indian contingent was trying to stem the war in Somalia.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/7/1980Mother Teresa visits the poor in Bronx at New York.
7/8/1996Suspended Dy. Municipal Commisioner Khairnar to be removed by Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation.
5/25/1936Rusi Framroz Surti, cricketer (Indian slow lefty, hat-trick for Qld 1969), was born in Surat, Gujarat.
12/14/1955Henry Heras, famous artist and an active member of the Indian Historical Records Commission, died in Bombay.
6/3/1998The naval version of the surface-to-air missile, Trishul, is test-fired in Kochi.
7/4/2000Volvo's Environmental Prize went to Prof. Amulya K. N. Reddy of India and three others for their work on ''How the world's energy resources can be made to suffice as the population grows''.
2/16/1969Mirza Ghalib centenary stamp released.
6/23/1994Two Britishers held hostage by terrorists in Kashmir for 17 days were set free.
6/30/1755Jayappa Shinde who was the son of Ronoji Shinde was murdered.
5/13/1996Lok Sabha election results (534 out of 537) announced, giving BJP (161) the position of the largest single party.