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Historical Event on 4/28/1974

Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta, famous economist, politician and journalist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/23/1998Jayaprakash Narayan posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna, the country's biggest honour.
12/25/1937Pitambar Datt Kaushika, great educationist, was born at Bulandshahar.
6/18/1993Sunil Mittal, businessman, denies getting any money from Harshad Mehta.
9/26/1977Uday Shankar (Chowdhury), producer and director of dance-based film 'Kalpana', passed away. He was the elder brother of Pandit Ravishankar. His main achievement was the blending of the Indian classical style with the Western Ballet and various folk dances.
10/3/1903Swami Ramanand Tirth, politician and educationist, was born.
1/21/1820Dalpat Rai, modern Gujrati poet, was born.
10/29/1958Dhondo Keshav Karve, first social and educational reformer of Maharashtra, honoured by Bharat Ratna Award.
2/2/1982Geet Sethi becomes the youngest Indian to win the National Billiards' crown at Madras.
10/1/1990Justice Ranganath Mishra appointed Chief Justice of Supreme Court.
3/2/1952Sindri Fertilizer Factory, Bihar, formally inaugurated by Nehru. It was the first Government owned company.