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Historical Event on 12/28/1981
Salman Rushdie is awarded the Booker Prize for Midnight's Children.
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| 1/25/2000 | The Government awards Padma Vibhushan to R.K. Narayan, Dr.M.S. Gill; Padma Bhushan for Rajnikant and Padmashri for A.R. Rehman. |
| 7/3/1941 | Adoor Gopalakrishnan, cinematographer (Kathapurushan, Mathulikal), was born. |
| 1/17/1922 | T. A. Pai, former Central Minister and bank expert, was born. |
| 2/21/1672 | A French squadron under De la Haye encountered a fleet of the Dutch, who were in hostility with the French, near Cape Comorin. |
| 12/31/1988 | Nuclear Fuel Complex was established in Hyderabad. |
| 2/6/1932 | Dorabji Jamshetji Tata, great industrialist, passed away. |
| 10/9/1978 | Asian Games begin in Bangkok. |
| 1/6/1847 | Saint Tyagaraja, great musician, died. |
| 7/24/1994 | Bodo kills 37 moslems in Bashbari, North Eastern India. |
| 6/30/1930 | George Fernandes, worker's leader and politician, was born. |
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