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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
12/11/1931Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ""Osho"", guru of the rich, was born.
1/11/1955Production of Newsprint paper factory started for the first time in India.
6/20/1992The JD and the NF choose former Lok Sabha Dy Speaker Prof. G. G. Swell as the Presidential candidate.
2/19/1992An all-time low turn out of about 30\% registered in the Punjab Assembly polls.
2/24/1996Naresh Chandra appointed India's ambassador to USA.
2/14/1901Sambamurty Pichhu, music teacher, was born.
4/12/1912Kirpal Singh Narang, social reformer and educationist, was born at Amritsar (Punjab).
2/22/1958Maulana Abul Kalam Azad passed away in New Delhi, India. He was a great leader, great orator, revolutionary and fighter for national freedom. Some of his works which are the masterpieces of the Urdu language are ""Ghubari-Khatir"" and Tadhkirah"". He was Minister of Education in the first Indian Government.
7/31/1990Charan Singh Rathi at New Delhi sets record for 20 km W. in 1.25.48\_\_.
7/17/1979Jagjivan Ram elected Janata parliamentary party leader. Charan Singh is PM heading Janatha (S)-Congress coalition and Jagjivan Ram is leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha.