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Historical Event on 4/28/1992

Vinayak Krishna Gokak, famous Kannad poet and Gyanpeeth Awardee, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/7/1998The Kalidas Samman awards, instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government, are presented to Tapas Sen, Akbar Padamsee, Shriram Lagoo, Pandit Jasraj and Kalyani Kutti Amma.
5/16/1932Hundreds die in fighting between Muslims and Hindus at Bombay.
6/10/1966MIG aeroplanes were designed at Nashik.
1/2/1757After the Battle of Plassey, Clive, Britisher, defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah, Mir Jafar, Nawab of Bengal and re-captured Calcutta, after it had been seized by the Nawab of Bengal who had used the ""Black Hole"" to imprison British captives.
1/2/1757Mughal army defeated Rana Pratapsingh in the battle of Haldighat.
11/19/1998A. B. Vajpayee approves formation of the National Security Council, a new high-power hub, to give policy directions to safeguard the country's security.
8/15/1955Satyagrah started for the freedom of Goa.
3/1/1916Habib Rahman, great Architect, was born at Calcutta.
8/9/1902King Edward VII was crowned the emperor of Great Britain at Westminster Abbey after the death of his mother Queen Victoria. Earlier, he had held a grand function in which nearly 4,56,000 invitees celebrated this royal feast.
5/5/2000Supreme Court permits former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha (petitioner) to have herself and the others examined as ''defence witnesses'' in connection with the trial of the 'Colour TV scam case'.