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Historical Event on 12/28/1996

India all out for 66 at Durban after making 100 in the first innings of the game.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/26/1996Supreme Court asks Harshad Mehta to pay Rs. 217 crore to the Income Tax department.
9/30/1996Centre gives its consent to Tamil Nadu government's decision to rename Madras as Chennai.
7/5/1981Rajan Mahadevan recites 31,811 digits of ¦(pie) from memory.
11/6/1931Chithira Tirunal Bala Ramavarma, ascended throne and ruled state of Travancore as Maharaja, passed away.
2/18/2000Pandit Ravi Shankar is selected for this year's Subbarami Reddy Kalapeetham Foundation Award, a life-time achievement award, for his contribution to Indian music.
10/19/1925B. Shankaranand, former central minister, was born.
7/13/1947An Indian Independence Bill was moved in the British Parliament on 4th July 1947 which became an 'Act' on 13th July 1947. Two Boundary Commissions under Sir Cyril Radcliff were appointed to demarcate the boundaries of Punjab and Bengal.
8/16/1932Britain instituted new electoral plan for India: to allow limited untouchables and giving them separate representation.
6/9/1998The rupee plunges to an all-time low of Rs. 42.23/25 against the dollar.
6/6/1947Gandhiji writes to Mountbatten, with Pakistan conceded, to persuade Jinnah to amicable settle all outstanding points with Congress.