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Historical Event on 8/28/1994

Three medical officers of the Field Ambulance unit were killed when the Indian contingent was trying to stem the war in Somalia.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/9/1994Devika Rani Roerich, the first lady of the Indian screen, died at the age of 87 years in Bangalore.
10/26/1995India decides to go ahead with Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme in the wake of US stand to supply $370 million arms package to Pakistan.
12/8/2000EC nod for Paswans's party to be known as Lok Janshakti Party.
6/24/1991Jayalalitha ministry sworn in in Tamil Nadu.
8/12/1997Bar Council of India debars full-time law teachers from practising as lawyers.
5/31/1997Fourth National Games opened at Bangalore.
10/2/1969Gandhi's birth centenary celebrated all over the country.
6/23/1911King George V was today crowned ""King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the seas, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India,"" at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony evoking the continuity and tradition of the British monarchy magnificent spectacle. Thousands of spectators crowded the streets for hours, hoping to catch a glimpse of the royal procession. Partition of Bengal notified to create the Presidency of Bengal. The Imperial capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi.
6/11/1996Narasimha Rao's name figures in fresh FIR on bribing JMM MPs case.
1/9/1935Harishankar Sharma, great educationist, was born at Jaipur.