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Historical Event on 10/28/1997

Gold import placed under Open General Licence.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/1999Home Minister L. K. Advani said that the BJP was ready to provide letters of support.
6/9/1998The rupee plunges to an all-time low of Rs. 42.23/25 against the dollar.
2/28/1928C. V. Raman invented 'Raman Effect' of scattered light, which led him in achieving the 'Nobel Prize'.
7/17/1996Madras to be known as 'Chennai' henceforth.
4/21/1975Farakka Barrage dedicated to nation.
12/31/1941Milkha Singh Govindsingh Amritsar, cricketer (brother of Kripal Singh, Indian batsman in 4 Tests), was born in Madras.
10/13/1999Atal Krishna Bihari Vajpayee became the Prime Minister of India.
8/3/1954Atomic Energy Department established.
2/27/1931Chandrashekhar Azad of Hindustan Republican Army shot himself to avoid British police arrest at Alfred Park, Allahabad.
8/22/1933Inhabitants of Partabgarh face starvation as Opium was now outlawed. They had been living from the sale of opium for the past 800 years.