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Historical Event on 8/13/1928

Nationalists issue a draft constitution calling for dominion status and a two-chamber parliament.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/29/1873Micheal Madhusudan Dutta, first Bengali modern poet, died.
1/19/1997Bengal wins Santosh Trophy National Football championship in Jabalpur.
4/8/1925Kumar Gandharva (Shivputra Siddharamaiya Komkali), famous music director and singer, was born.
10/27/1999The Archbishop of Delhi rules out Pope John Paul II's dialogue with the VHP during his visit to India in November.
12/31/1988Nuclear Fuel Complex was established in Hyderabad.
5/17/1997Two workers belonging to Mamsapuram near Srivilliputtur ''burnt alive'' at neighbouring Edayankulam by its residents who took them hostage.
9/8/2000Dr. Surinder K. Vasal, Indian maize breeder, and Dr. Evagelina Villegas, Mexican cereal chemist, jointly awarded the World Food Prize-2000 for their decades-long scientific quest to produce quality protein maize for developing countries.
7/10/1971Kochin University was established in Kerala.
1/2/1994India and Pakistan resume talks after a gap of 16 months.
1/18/1997Khanna Committee recommends more power to RBI over non-banking financial companies.