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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
4/18/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, constitutes a Group of Ministers to review the national security system in its entirety in the light of the recommendations of the Kargil review committee.
8/3/1900Nana Patil, great revolutionary, was born.
1/8/1994Kamkothi Parmacharya Shri Chandrashekhar Saraswati, 68th Shankaracharya of Kanchi maat and Indian Saint, passed away at the the of 99.
12/28/1921Prince of Wales inagurated Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta.
9/29/1930Ramnath Baburao Kenny, cricketer (batted in 5 Tests for India in 1950's), was born in Bombay.
3/24/1946British Cabinet Mission came to India presided by Lord Pethick Lawrence.
8/11/1922Manmohan Krishna, famous actor, was born.
9/2/1947Gandhiji is mobbed in Calcutta house; gives up idea of Noakhali visit. Peace efforts intensified.
8/29/1993Tamil refugees leave Madras for Sri Lanka apparently on their own free will.
2/26/1984Satellite Insat 1-B dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.