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Historical Event on 8/28/1997
Tiwari and Surinderjit Kaur set national records in hammer throw in Federation Cup Athletics.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/16/1992 | Reservation, Supreme Court rejects economic criteria. |
| 5/13/1953 | The first Indian Navy air station INS Garuda was commissioned at Venduruthy, the naval base in Cochin. |
| 8/2/1987 | Geet Sethi retains the World Amateur Billiards title. |
| 10/29/1964 | Priceless and irreplaceable gems, including the famed 'Star of India' of 563.35 carats and 2.5 inches in diameter, were stolen from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, in a daring burglary. An alarm system was discontinued years ago as was the all-night guard in the gem hall, both for reasons of economy. The jewels were uninsured due to high-priced premiums. There were other jewels too that were also robbed during this time. |
| 11/3/1984 | 3,000 die in a three-day anti-Sikh riotsin India. |
| 9/6/1889 | Sarat Chandra Bose, freedom fighter, journalist and leader, was born. |
| 2/11/1993 | Naik sacks six ministers in Maharashtra. |
| 3/1/1960 | National Aeronautical Research Laboratory moves to Bangalore with offices at Palace Road and Jayamahal Road. It soon becomes National Aeronautical Laboratory. Dr Nilakantan invites Dr D M Rao to lead the 4 ft tunnel project. |
| 12/22/1871 | Lord Edward Allanbaro, governor general of India (1842-1844), died. |
| 1/9/1918 | Harprasad Nanda, famous Industrialist, was born. |
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