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 1st Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru 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 More Indian History 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, In...