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Historical Event on 12/28/1983

Gavaskar achieves his 30th century beating Bradman's 29.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/25/1961Woorkeri Venkar Raman, left-hand batsman and slow-spin bowler, was born in Madras.
10/3/1984India's longest distance train Himsagar Express (from Jammu Tavi to Kanya Kumari) was first flagged.
12/31/1738Lord Charles Cornvalis, Governor General of India (1786-1793), was born.
7/21/1977Neelam Sanjiva Reddi was elected as the President of India.
10/17/1998Nine women are buried alive as the roof of the 200-year-old Balaji temple in Varanasi's Ramghat area caves in.
2/21/1973V. R. Sonalkar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31-07-1974.
11/1/1978Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV) was converted from College of Agriculture to University.
6/1/1790A treaty was signed between Marathas, Britishers and Nizam.
7/17/1997K.R. Narayanan,Vice President, wins in the Presidential election with a record margin to become the next head of state.
8/29/1976Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam of Bengal, great revolutionary, died on his visit to Dhaka in Bangladesh.