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Historical Event on 4/28/1936

Abdul Rashid 'Fida' (Kishtwari), great poet, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/1/1921Madhav Krishnaji Mantri, right-hand batsman and wicket-keeper, was born at Nasik, Maharashtra. He was the Indian team selector from 1964 to 1968 and was also the team manager in 1990.
2/17/1997Anand finishes sixth in the City of Linares category 19 chess where Kasparov makes in four-in-a-row.
7/1/1961Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian women astronaut (STS 87), was born in Karnal.
3/21/1993The 68 km Mangalore-Udupi stretch of the west coast Konkan rail line opened by the PM.
5/19/1953State to control production and distribution of minerals involved in atomic energy development.
2/20/1947British Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced in the House of Commons, London, that Britain will release India before June 1948 and for this purpose Lord Louis Mountbatten was appointed to work as the new Viceroy of India.
6/9/1986First AIDS death reported from a private hospital in Mumbai.
1/4/1889Judge M. Patanjali Sastri, Chief Justice of India, was born.
2/16/1980The first visible Total Solar Eclipse of the 20th Century was seen. This succeeded the total solar eclipse after 22 June 1898.
4/14/1990Over 90 persons killed in an Airbus crash in Bangalore.