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Historical Event on 12/28/1928

First talkie feature film 'Melody of Love' was released in India. The film was made by Universal Picture Corporation, America. It's premier was held at Elphinstone Picture Palace, Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/17/1915Virendra Kumar Jain, great Hindi writer, was born in Mandsaur.
7/25/1995India reaps a record harvest of food grain of 189.77 million tonnes ('94, 95).
4/1/1930Government announced 15 yrs and 18 yrs as minimum marriageable age for girls and boys. This is presently remodified.
2/8/1995Mulayam Singh wins the crucial vote of strength.
1/25/2000The Government awards Padma Vibhushan to R.K. Narayan, Dr.M.S. Gill; Padma Bhushan for Rajnikant and Padmashri for A.R. Rehman.
11/1/1974Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman, cricketer (Indian Test batsman v S Africa 1996 ), was born in Hyderabad.
4/26/1995Indian Newspaper Society (INS) calls off stir plans following Government conceding a major demand of the newspaper industry by putting newsprint on the Open General Licence (OGL) and abolish the condition requiring newspapers to buy two tonnes of indigenous newsprint in order to import one tonne.
3/21/1996PSLV-D3 launched successfully.
12/7/1998A. B. Vajpayee questions Pakistan's decision to hand over part of occupied Kashmir to China and says the area belongs to India.
5/31/1988Dwarika Prasad Mishra, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, passed away.