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Historical Event on 9/28/1929
Lata Mangeshkar, great playback singer, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/31/1992 | Madhav Sinh Solanki, External Affairs minister, resigns on Bofors letter issue. |
| 11/3/1992 | Premnath, hero and villan of Hindi film industry, passed away. |
| 11/5/1999 | India's Aarthie Ramaswamy won the girl's under-18 crown in the World Youth Chess Festival in Oropesa, Spain. Koneru Humpy bagged the silver in girls' under-12. |
| 4/12/1997 | Maharashtra assembly adopts bill banning interviews for admitting students to pre-primary schools. |
| 2/23/1997 | Successful test firing of the 250-km version of the Prithvi missile. |
| 10/29/1964 | Priceless and irreplaceable gems, including the famed 'Star of India' of 563.35 carats and 2.5 inches in diameter, were stolen from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, in a daring burglary. An alarm system was discontinued years ago as was the all-night guard in the gem hall, both for reasons of economy. The jewels were uninsured due to high-priced premiums. There were other jewels too that were also robbed during this time. |
| 11/6/1950 | King Tribhuvana of Nepal flees to India. |
| 2/14/1922 | Bhimsen Joshi, great singer and composer, was born. |
| 8/15/1985 | Accord reached on the Assam foreign nationals issue, agitation called off. |
| 7/24/1998 | India signs a deal with Russia for purchasing the aircraft-carrier. |
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