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Historical Event on 4/28/1992

Vinayak Krishna Gokak, famous Kannad poet and Gyanpeeth Awardee, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/5/1965Jaya Prakash Narayan was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for public service.
9/27/1703More than 8,000 people died in a cyclone in England.
8/19/1993Sharad Pawar elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council from Pune.
2/22/1958Maulana Abul Kalam Azad passed away in New Delhi, India. He was a great leader, great orator, revolutionary and fighter for national freedom. Some of his works which are the masterpieces of the Urdu language are ""Ghubari-Khatir"" and Tadhkirah"". He was Minister of Education in the first Indian Government.
5/7/1991Haryana beat Bombay in the cricket Ranji Trophy final by 2 runs.
11/6/1913Mohandas K. Gandhi, leader of Indian Passive Resistance Movement, was arrested for leading Indian miners march in South Africa by British troops.
5/17/1980V. S. Kumar Anandan sets record of balancing on one foot for continuous 33 hrs.
1/8/1996Maharashtra government clears Enron Dhabol power project at a tariff of Rs. 1.86 per unit.
2/20/1846Duleep Singh was recognised as the ruler. British captured Lahore.
7/3/1908Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested as a traitor by the Britishers.