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Historical Event on 12/28/1928

First talkie feature film 'Melody of Love' was released in India. The film was made by Universal Picture Corporation, America. It's premier was held at Elphinstone Picture Palace, Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/12/1954Bharat Reddy, cricket wicket-keeper (India 1979), was born in Madras.
6/28/1975Netherlands gives independence to Dutch Guyana, which becomes Suriname; one third of Hindus (descendants of Indian plantation workers) emigrate to Netherlands for better social and economic conditions.
12/26/1991Militant Sikhs kill 55 & wound 70 in India.
7/11/1994Delhi IG (prisons) Kiran Bedi wins Magsaysay Award for public service.
2/22/1978Judge Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 11/07/1985.
10/29/1996Shankarsinh Waghela, Gujarat CM, wins confidence vote.
2/8/1959The Report of the Committee of Parliament constituted under Article 344 (4) of the constitution was submitted to the President.
12/5/1992V. P. Singh and hundreds arrested in Barabanki on the way to Ayodhya.
1/2/1754Robert Clive again attacked and annexed Calcutta from Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah.
4/7/1920Ravi Shankar Bhattacharya, renowned Sitar player (Sounds of India), was born in Banaras, India.