May 28 Today in Indian History
Historical Events
- 1963 Estimated 22,000 die in a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal (India)
Historic Event
1964 Jawaharlal Nehru cremated in New Delhi
- 1965 Fire & explosion at Dhori mine in Dhanbad India kills 400
- 1998 Nuclear testing: Pakistan responds to a series of Indian nuclear tests with five of its own, prompting the United States, Japan, and other nations to impose economic sanctions.
- 2011 IPL Cricket Final, M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai: Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs; Murali Vijay 95 (52), Ravichandran Ashwin 3/16
Famous Birthdays
- 1883 Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Indian independence activist and writer (The Indian War of Independence), born in Bhagur, India (d. 1966)
- 1911 Bob Crisp, South African cricket fast bowler (9 Tests, 20 wickets; Rhodesia, Western Province, Worcestershire), born in Calcutta, India (d. 1994)
- 1923 Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, Indian film star (Patala Bhairavi)
- 1946 Satchidanandan, Indian poet
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