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Historical Event on 12/28/1892

Dr. Shivajirao Ganesh (Daji Patwardhan), famous social worker and Padmashri awardee, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/7/1908Manmanath Gupta was born.
5/8/1995Prem Bhatia, journalist, passed away at 83.
1/12/1995Kerala's birthrate drops to 17.5 per 1000.
8/20/1974Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed elected President of India with B. D. Jatti as Vice President.
11/20/1946Gandhiji starts tour without party.
9/16/1932Ronald Ross, bacteriologist and member of Indian Medical Service, died in London. He had also received a Nobel Prize.
6/9/1997At least 50 persons were killed and 5,000 families affected in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Gangktok.
7/11/2000Amrita Pritam, noted litterateur, honoured with the highest award for Punjabi literature for the century:""Shatabdi Samman"".
7/17/1947Ramdas Coastal Steamer sank off Bombay claiming 550 lives.
4/14/1925Harisingh Gogumal Kishanchand, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1947-52), was born in Karachi.