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Historical Event on 8/28/1994
Three medical officers of the Field Ambulance unit were killed when the Indian contingent was trying to stem the war in Somalia.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/16/1962 | General Election ( 3rd) of India begins. |
| 1/14/1998 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to M. S. Subbualakshmi (b 1916). |
| 6/15/1953 | Internal Air Route Corporation of India was established. |
| 11/22/1913 | Lakshmikant Jha, Governor of Jammu and Kashmir state and international famed ecomonist, was born. |
| 6/22/1944 | British 14th army frees Imphal, Assam. |
| 10/9/1874 | Nicholas Roerich, great professor, master, artist, scientist, educator, writer, designer, poet, explorer and humanitarian, was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He led artistic and scientific expedition in Himalayas and settled in Kulu valley. |
| 4/17/1941 | Office of Price Administration was formed which handled the rationing of essential commodities. |
| 8/28/1896 | Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar, great musician and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Chembai in Kerala. |
| 6/5/1973 | Madhav Sadashiv Golvalkar, politician and RSS chief, passed away. |
| 6/5/1973 | Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies. |
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