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Historical Event on 11/28/1962
K. C. Dey, well-known famous blind singer of Bengal, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/15/1975 | India recognises the Sihanouk Government in Cambodia. |
| 1/28/1911 | The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem. |
| 7/5/1995 | Tarapur nuclear station controls the leakage and soil contamination within the natural background radiation levels. |
| 4/21/1992 | UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali visits New Delhi. |
| 2/1/1942 | 17 Indian Division's were withdrawn over vast stretches and the British evacuation in Burma was the longest in British military history. The Division was to subsequently extract terrible retribution from the Japanese Army during World War II and to destabilise the Indian Economy with forged notes of 5, 10 and 100 Rupees. |
| 1/21/1993 | Chander Pal at Bangalore sets record for High Jump in 2.17. |
| 11/3/1997 | American Consulate General in Chennai starts issuing visitor's visa with 10-year validity. |
| 4/19/1910 | Anant Laxman Kanhere, revolutionary, was hanged. |
| 9/24/1922 | Jugal Mondal, social worker and politician, was born at Howrah. |
| 7/22/1925 | Govind Talwalkar, famous journalist and editor, was born. |
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