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Historical Event on 8/28/1998

India and Pakistan clash at the Security Council after New Delhi denounced the running of terrorist training camps in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Afghanistan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/31/1948Cities swept by riots in wake of Gandhi murder.
9/27/1974Pankaj Dharmani, Indian ODI batsman (1997), was born.
12/29/1977World's biggest Drive-In theatre started screening in Bombay.
8/28/1879Battle at Ulundi, Lord Chelmsford beats king Cetshwayo's Zuluz.
2/18/1975Syed Nazir Ali, cricketer (2 Tests for India, 4 wickets), passed away.
1/20/1997Indian Express launches its 18th edition from Belgaum.
3/22/2000INSAT-3B launched.
4/5/1984Rakesh Sharma,Squadron leader, becomes India's first spaceman when he is launched aboard Soyuz T-11 of Soviet Union.
8/1/1996T. S. R. Subramaniam was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1998.
9/1/1998Tatas withdraw their Rs. 1,475-crore proposal to operate an airline with foreign equity participation in the domestic sector.