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Historical Event on 8/28/1976
Second World Hindi Conference held in Mauritius.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/26/1983 | Five hundred killed or missing as monsoon floods hit the Indian state of Gujarat. |
| 12/28/1972 | C. Rajagopalachari, the only Indian Governor General, died. |
| 8/1/1989 | Kirti Vrajlal Ambani,Reliance executive, held in connection with a plot to kill Bombay Dyeing Chairman Nusli Wadia. |
| 4/1/1990 | Gold Control Act was withdrawn. |
| 9/26/1923 | Dev Anand, film producer, director and actor, was born. |
| 6/25/1888 | Lord Louis Mountbatten, British politician, was born. |
| 2/8/1912 | Girishchandra Ghosh, famous Bengali actor and dramatist, passed away. |
| 12/12/1908 | Gaandhiji released from Volksrust Gaol. Indian National Congress adopts resolution on South Africa, criticizing the harsh, humiliating and cruel treatment to British Indians in South Africa as injurious to English Empire. |
| 1/4/1948 | Burma achieved its independence from Great Britain. In 1989, Burma changed its name to Myanmar to reflect the multi-ethnic composition of the country. Apart from the Burmese, the main ethnic minority groups are the Karen, Shan, Mon, Chin, and Kachin. Just as the Burmese did against the British, almost all of these ethnic groups have struggled against the Burmese government for self-determination. |
| 11/22/1773 | Robert Clive, English occupier (India), passed away at the age of 48. |
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