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Historical Event on 10/28/1981

Underground Metro Train Compartments were tested on trial basis at Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/31/1992Delhi beat Tamil Nadu in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.
1/29/1939Ramkrishna Mission Sanskritik Sansthan (Institute of Culture) was established.
5/15/1998Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar maestro, receives the 1998 Polar music award.
12/4/1998Christians across the country observe a protest day against the recent attacks on the community and its institutions.
12/4/1998Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Count of Vidigueira, met the Jamerin of Calicut after arriving in India three days ago at Malabar Coast. He was joined by an experienced Gujarati pilot at Malindi. He was the 6th Governor and 2nd Viceroy of India.
10/22/1908John Sutton, actor (Tower of London, Return of Fly), was born in Rawalpindi, India.
6/10/1957Bhai Vir Singh, great Punjabi poet, novelist, social reformer, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, died.
9/17/1929La Fontaine, Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM and AVSM, VM, was born in Madras.
5/13/1923Moinul Haque Choudhury, social reformer and politician, was born at Sonabarighat (Assam).
9/7/1968Benipuri Sharma, famous Hindi novelist, died.