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Historical Event on 10/28/1996

Goa upset Karnataka to win their first Ranji Cricket Trophy game ever.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/25/1813First boat race started at Calcutta on the Hooghly river where seven sailing boats had competed.
2/13/1922The Indian National Congress suspends its civil disobedience campaign in the face of mounting violence.
1/20/1999Renowned playwright Girish Karnad is selected for the 1998 Jnanpith Award.
10/20/1960Indian mountaineers reach the peak of Nanda Ghunti for the first time in the Kumaon Hills.
8/22/2000Parliament okays two Constitutional Amendment Bills restoring relaxations in marks for promotion in government jobs to SC/STs and exempting Arunachal from reservation for SCs.
4/23/1938Viceroy Lord Linlithgow opens the hydro-electric scheme at Malakand.
11/21/1985Ramnath Kenny, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1958-60), passed away.
6/8/1936Akashwani Radio was later changed into All India Radio (AIR) in 1958.
6/3/1998The naval version of the surface-to-air missile, Trishul, is test-fired in Kochi.
8/18/1958Dr.Bhagwandas, famous Congress leader and theosophist, died.