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Historical Event on 8/28/1928

Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon, noted physicist and scientific advisor to the Prime Minister, was born at Mangalore in Karnataka.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/15/1676King of England permitted the East India Company to mint the Rupee and Paisa coins at Bombay.
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10/23/1943Netaji Subash Chandra Bose inaugurated the Rani Jhansi Brigade in Azad Hind Army and announced war against the British Empire.
1/15/1949General K. N. Kariappa became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief. He was the first Indian to reach to this post in Indian Army. In 1956, he was designated as Chief of the Army Staff - General, later Field Marshal. This event is commemoratively observed as Army Day.
2/1/1956Judge Sudhi Ranjan Das became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 30/09/1959.
6/17/1839Lord William Bentik, governor general of India, was born.
3/30/1994Bombay beat Bengal by 8 wickets to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
3/23/1995Shakti Chattopadhyay, famous poet, passed away.
5/21/1998India declares a moratorium on nuclear testing.
2/11/1979Shankarrao Narayanrao Mohite Patil `Sahakari Maharshi' passed away.