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Historical Event on 4/28/1993

Troops storm police complex in Srinagar and free officials from the rebelling 2000 policemen.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/16/1918Spike Milligan, famous actor and comedian (Digby, 3 Musketeers), was born in India.
7/5/1992Bahadur Prasad at London sets record for 3000m in 7.56.74.
3/20/1782Colonel James Tod, author and researcher of Rajput history, was born.
4/1/1933Indian Air Force was established at Drigh Road in Karachi (now in Pakistan). Subroto Mukherjee and four other officers were inducted as pilots when the first Indian Air Force Squadron was formed. The first aircraft flight joined the Indian Air Force, at that time it possessed a strength of six RAF-trained officers and 19 Havai Sepoys (literally, air soldiers); its aircraft inventory comprised four Westland Wapiti II. A army co-operation biplaned at Drigh Road as the ""A"" Flight nucleus of the planned No.1 (Army Co-operation) Squadron.
2/19/1670Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the great Maratha, was born.
10/16/1999Geet Sethi bagged the Fred Davis award as the "Billiards Player of the Year 1998-99'
12/4/1998Sonia Gandhi said the Congress(I) was prepared to meet the challenge of contesting a mid-term poll if it was forced on the country. But it would not take any initiative to pull down the BJP-led coalition.
12/4/1998Muhammad Tughluq Shah II passed away at Sindh.
9/4/1998Mumbai Metropolitan court acquits Union Minister for Environment and Forests Suresh Prabhu in a case of cheque bouncing.
1/31/1949Maharajas of Baroda and Kolhapur decide to merge their states with Bombay.