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Historical Event on 5/28/1978

The kiss comes to the Hindi screen in 'Love Sublime,' and is seen as a sign of what the govt. calls greater 'creative freedom,' after Indira Gandhi's authoritarian rule at Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/25/1992R. Venkataraman retired from the post of 8th President.
3/15/1908Police shoot four people in rioting.
11/7/1998The Kalidas Samman awards, instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government, are presented to Tapas Sen, Akbar Padamsee, Shriram Lagoo, Pandit Jasraj and Kalyani Kutti Amma.
2/22/1982South-South Conference opens in New Delhi.
1/17/1989Colonel J. K. Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the geographic South Pole.
2/15/1998Tennis duo Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati were ranked No. 2 when they won Dubai Open.
6/3/1992Kerala CM K. Karunakaran injured in a road accident.
3/31/1930Shyamji Krishna Varma, freedom fighter, nationalist and patriot, passed away in Geneva.
3/7/1974T. T. Krishnamachari, former Finance Minister, passed away.
4/24/1998India wins the Coca Cola Cup at Sharjah, beating Australia by six wickets in the final.