History Of 28 August | On This Day In World
In the history of the World, some other important events recorded on the date of 28 August are as follows: -
➧ 1521: Soldiers of Sultan Suleiman I of Turkey capture Belgrade.
➧ 1600: Mughals capture Ahmednagar.
➧ 1845: First edition of the famous magazine Scientific American printed.
➧ 1858: Birth of William James Herschel of Britain who recognizes fingerprints.
➧ 1896: Birth of the famous Urdu poet Firaq Gorakhpuri.
➧ 1904: First car rally organized from Calcutta to Barrackpore.
➧ 1916: Italy declared war against Germany in the First World War.
➧ 1922: Japan agrees to withdraw its troops from Siberia.
➧ 1924: Thousands died in unsuccessful revolt against the Soviet Union in Georgia.
➧ 1956: England take over the Ashes series by defeating Australia in cricket.
➧ 1972: National Insurance Business Nationalization Bill passed.
➧ 1984: Soviet Union conducts underground nuclear test.
➧ 1986: Bhagyashree Sathe became the first woman in India to become a grandmaster in chess.
➧ 1990: Iraq declares Kuwait as its 19th province.
➧ 1992: Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka made his Test debut against Australia.
➧ 1996: Prince Charles of England and his wife Diana formally divorce.
➧ 1999: Major Sameer Kotwal martyred in an encounter with a faction of militants in Assam.
➧ 2008: International magazine Forbes named Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati among 100 powerful women in the world.
➧ 2011: Lokpal agitation: Anna Hazare announced to postpone the 13-day fast at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi after the Indian Parliament passed a resolution supporting 3 demands.
➧ 2018: Manjit Singh of India won the gold medal in the men's 800m race of the Jakarta Asian Games.
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