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Historical Event on 5/28/1996

BJP Govt. incapable of assembling a majority after two weeks. A left-wing coalition takes over headed by new prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal leader and United Front coalition government. He held this office till 12 April 1997.

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3/25/199631st Gyanpith award presented to M.T. Vasudevan Nair at Trivandrum by Dr. Karan Singh.
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4/1/1998Prabhat Kumar, a 1963 batch IAS officer, was appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary of India. He succeeded T.S.R. Subramaniam and held the office till 31-10-2000.
11/8/1960Subroto Mukherjee died while having dinner in Tokyo, where he had gone with the Air India International Airlines which made its first inaugural flight to the city of Tokyo, Japan.
4/19/1995Rajendra Kumari Bajpai appointed the Lt. Governor of Pondichery.
9/14/1967US announces plan to give India $1.3 million to buy contraceptives.
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8/1/1920Kirloskar, monthly magzine, was published.
3/22/1885Gulam Yazdani, great archaeologist and critic, was born.