August28

Election Commission orders that no convicted person will be allowed to contest elections even if an appeal against the conviction was pending in a higher court.

Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon, noted physicist and scientific advisor to the Prime Minister, was born at Mangalore in Karnataka.

Second World Hindi Conference held in Mauritius.

Mughals capture Ahmednagar.

General Insurance Business was nationalised.

India and Pakistan signed P.O.W Accord paving way for release of 90,000 Pakistanis.

India and Pakistan clash at the Security Council after New Delhi denounced the running of terrorist training camps in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Afghanistan.

Firak Gorakhpuri, Urdu poet and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born.

Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar, great musician and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Chembai in Kerala.

Justice Sujata Manohar was born.

Jain Commission, chaired by Justice M.C. Jain, submits interim report on Rajiv Gandhi assassination.

First car rally between Calcutta to Barakpur held.

Tiwari and Surinderjit Kaur set national records in hammer throw in Federation Cup Athletics.

Chintamani Govind (Mama Pendse), great actor, was born.

Battle at Ulundi, Lord Chelmsford beats king Cetshwayo's Zuluz.

Three medical officers of the Field Ambulance unit were killed when the Indian contingent was trying to stem the war in Somalia.

Sardar Jay Singh I, the famous king- Mirza Raja, a ruler of the kingdom of Amber (later called Jaipur) also in Aurangzeb's kingdom, passed away at Barhanpur.

Sekhoji (Jaysingrao) Angre, famous naval officer of Maratha navy, passed away.

President's rule in J&K extended for another six months.