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Historical Event on 4/28/1992

Vinayak Krishna Gokak, famous Kannad poet and Gyanpeeth Awardee, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/7/1685Gerard George Clifford, Dutch director of East India Company, was born.
6/13/1927Henry C. K. ""Clan"" Petty-Fitzmaurice, Governor of India (1888-94), passed away at the age of 82.
9/8/1993Andhra cabinet reshuffled by dropping four legislators and bringing in 16 new faces.
3/4/2000Geeta Mukherjee (76), veteran communist leader, died of a massive heart attack in New Delhi. Popularly known as 'Geetadi', she won every Lok Sabha election from Panskura in West Bengal since 1980.
9/26/1991Ordinance to amend MRTP Act and the Companies Act totally removes pre-entry restrictions on new industrial houses and expansion of the existing ones.
4/23/1938Viceroy Lord Linlithgow opens the hydro-electric scheme at Malakand.
4/26/1999India's Atanu Lahiri and Bhagyashree Thipsay won the men's and women's titles respectively in the Commonwealth chess championship in Bikaner.
10/17/1999Chiranjeev Milkha Singh won the Lexus International Golf tournament in Bangkok.
4/3/1992Nagaland brought under President's rule.
10/5/1993Geet Sethi retained World Billiards title by beating Mike Russel.