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Historical Event on 5/28/1964

A slow-moving funeral cortege containing the body of Jawaharlal Nehru inched through the streets of New Delhi today. A million and a half Indians lined the route to pay final respects to their beloved leader.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/6/1949India to nationalize the estate of Nizam, the world's richest man, from Hyderabad.
3/24/1977Morarji Desai elected leader of Janata Party and sworn in as the Prime Minister of India at New Delhi. Later he formed his cabinet. He was in the office of Prime Minister till July 28, 1979. This was first non-Congress Government in India.
12/17/1959Pattabhi Sitaramayya, president of Indian National Congress and politician, died at the age of 78.
3/7/1952Parmahansa Yogananda, great saint, social reformer and writer, died at Los Angles.
11/1/1999SC refuses to interfere with the Delhi High Court order in TRAI case.
3/29/1952India enters into a war with Japan.
5/10/1999Tamil Nadu Government withdraws the controversial Prevention of Terrorist Activities (POTA) Bill.
10/6/1997Abhijit Kunte wins Asian Junior Chess title.
2/13/1970Man-eating tiger is reported to have killed 48 people at a village 80-km from New Delhi.
11/9/1990Vishwanath Pratap Singh resigned from the post of Prime Minister of India after losing the Vote of Confidence moved against him.