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Historical Event on 10/28/1998

Ghulam Ahmed, former Indian cricket captain, died in Hyderabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1900Doordrahsan was started. Doordarshan is an autonomous public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, which is owned by the Broadcasting Ministry of India and is one of two divisions of Prasar Bharati.
5/30/196269 killed in a bus crash near Ahmedabad.
7/10/1998India says it wont sign the CTBT unconditionally and invites Pakistan to join in disarmament efforts.
8/1/1997Lt. Gen. Ved Prakash Malik to be next chief of Army staff. Gen. Shankar Roy Chowdhury retires on September 30.
10/31/1997Autonomous Prasar Bharati with enough muscle to get Government off its back is promised by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Jaipal Reddy, while announcing changes to Prasar Bharati Act in New Delhi.
12/17/1830Simon Bolivar, great dynamic leader and social reformer, died.
6/3/1916Smt. Nathibai Damodar Thakarsey Women's University was established.
1/31/1963Peacock declared as National Bird of India.
2/19/1915Gopal Krishna Gokhale, social reformer, political leader and freedom fighter, passed away.
3/29/1857Sepoy Mangal Pandey shot the first bullet of 1857 Indian mutiny in the barracks of Barrackpur near Calcutta against British Empire. This was the starting of the mutiny.