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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 |
| 12/16/1999 | Michael Johnson's 400m world record (43.18s) set up in the Seville World championship was ratified by IAAF. Other records also ratified were Kenyan Noah Ngeny's 1000m mark (2 11.96, Reiti, Italy) and Moroccan Hicham el Guerrouj's 2000m (4 44.79, Berlin). |
| 4/26/1929 | British fliers make a record nonstop 4,130-mile trip from London to India. |
| 3/20/1926 | For the first time in the history of the competition, Scotland beats England for rugby's Calcutta Cup in London. |
| 10/22/1983 | The Union government reduces the upper age limit for the Civil Services Examination from 28 years to 26 years. |
| 3/22/1996 | Golden Temple renamed Harmandir Sahib (its original name meaning 'abode of God'). |
| 7/1/1955 | S. P. Kampani, was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 18-07-1957. |
| 8/16/1923 | Narayan Athavle, famous Marathi litterateur and journalist, was born. |
| 4/24/1959 | Nehru meets the exiled Dalai Lama in Mussoorie. |
| 1/14/1998 | The Prime Ministers of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh come together for a three-nation business summit in Dhaka. |
| 12/24/1924 | Mohammed Rafi, famous playback singer, was born. |
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