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Historical Event on 5/28/1972

Edward VIII, King of Great Britain/N Ireland/emperor (India 1936), passed away at the age of 77.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/12/1993Lok Sabha okays extension of President's rule in the former BJP-ruled states.
10/17/19037th Madras Infantry was re-established as 67th Punjabi Infantary.
3/7/1987Sunil Gavaskar becomes the first batsman to score 10,000 test runs in cricket a match against Pakistan at Ahmedabad.
8/18/1995Parvati Giri, also called the Little Mother Teresa, died in Orissa. She was 69. She was a social worker and had taken part during the Quit India movement.
10/17/1996President's rule reimposed in U.P.
2/26/1971Noel David, Hyderabad off-spinner who played ODI in 1997, was born.
1/21/1963East German party Congress ends; Ulbricht, with Soviet support, condemns Chinese invasion of India at Berlin.
6/7/1993Sai Baba escapes attempt on life. Four assailants and two bodyguards were killed.
3/28/1994G-15 summit opens with only six heads of Government in New Delhi.
4/26/1992Medha Patkar arrested in Gujarat as the third Annual Goldman Environmental Prize of $ 60000 is awarded to her.