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Historical Event on 8/28/1879
Battle at Ulundi, Lord Chelmsford beats king Cetshwayo's Zuluz.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/30/1943 | Ramanand Chattopadhyay, famous author and journalist, died. |
| 7/3/1992 | Avinash Ganesh Mohadikar, journalist and former editor of magzine `Vyapar Udyog', passed away. |
| 12/30/1879 | Shri Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950), modern Hindu Advaita renaissance saint of Maharshi Research Institute, philosopher and yogi, was born in Tiruchuzhi near Madurai in Tamil Nadu. |
| 2/7/1856 | Wajid Ali Shah, ruler of Oudh, was asked to abdicate by the British Resident on grounds of chronic misrule. |
| 4/20/2000 | A full bench of the Madras High Court quashes the Tamil Nadu Government order making Tamil (or mother tongue) as the compulsory medium of instruction in all schools in the State up to Standard V. |
| 1/15/1999 | Mi. Pa. Somasundaram (79), writer, poet, litterateur and associate of Rajaji, died in Chennai. |
| 8/15/1990 | Uttar Maharashtra University was established. |
| 10/28/1997 | Gold import placed under Open General Licence. |
| 9/23/1862 | Sriniwas Shastri, great patriot and veteran politician, was born. |
| 1/26/1965 | Hindi Language is accepted as National language of India. |
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