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Historical Event on 5/28/1964

A slow-moving funeral cortege containing the body of Jawaharlal Nehru inched through the streets of New Delhi today. A million and a half Indians lined the route to pay final respects to their beloved leader.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/6/1981The worst-ever railway accident took place in Bihar when a train plunged in Samastipur river.
4/3/1912M. Varadarajan, educationist and author, was born at Tirupattur.
11/12/1958Satyajit Ray gets the award for best direction at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
4/27/1920Dr. Manibhai Desai, great Gandhian leader and Magssese Awardee, was born.
9/24/1947Pakistani raiders invade Kashmir.
1/21/1970Harivinayak Pataskar, former Central Minister and Governor of Madhya Pradesh, passed away.
7/20/1990GOI notifies restrictions on liberal import policy announced earlier. The restrictions will cut the import bill by about Rs. 1000 crore.
6/8/1997Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, Assam Chief Minister, has a narrow escape as a powerful remote-controlled bomb exploded in Maligaon area of Guwahati.
12/5/1950Sikkim becomes a protectorate of India.
3/16/1928C.V. Raman announced his discovery of ''new radiation'' to an assembly of scientists at Bangalore.