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Historical Event on 1/28/1925
Raja Ramanna, fourth President of Indian Atomic Energy Commission, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/5/1992 | Achyutrao Patwardhan, leader of 'Quit India Movement', died at Varanasi at the age of 86. |
| 11/25/1956 | Lal Bahadur Shastri, Railway Minister, resigns from the office or Railway Minitery, taking moral responsibility for Ayyapan rail disaster thus setting a rare example for politicians. |
| 8/17/1958 | Sir John Hubert Marshal, excavator of Mohan-Jo-Daro and Takshashila, died. |
| 12/24/1902 | Shashi Mukhi of Classic Theatre, Calcutta, was the first Indian to record on gramophone. This song was on 25 cms. one sided disc and the lyrics were ""Kanha Jeevan Dhan"" from the play Shri Krishna. The song was recorded by Gramophome and Typewriter Company. |
| 5/31/1977 | Major Premchand and Naik Nima Dorji Sherpa, in the team on Indian Army Treckers, reached the peak of Kanchenjunga. They were amongst the first Indians to reach this peak. |
| 3/19/1848 | Lokhitwadi started his column 'Shatpatra' in the newspaper named 'Prabhakar'. |
| 8/14/1862 | Bombay High Court was established for Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu territory. This court has benches at Nagpur, Panaji and Aurangabad. |
| 10/27/1982 | Gandhiji's personal secretary Pyare Lal died. |
| 8/19/1887 | S. Satyamurti, freedom fighter and social worker, was born at Thirumeyyam in the former Pudukottah State. |
| 8/17/1997 | Leander-Mahesh duo wins International ATP doubles in Connecticut. |
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