Shirdi Sai Baba was born on September 28th, his Maha Samadhi took place on the Vijaya Dasami day in the year 1918.
In 1990, Vijaya Dasami also fell on September 28th that is on Shirdi Baba's birthday and Maha Samadhi also fell on the same day. Swami chose September 28th, 1990 to tell mankind the details of Shirdi Baba's birth, his parents and many more interesting things on Shirdi Baba. Earlier none knew about this date or the childhood days of Shirdi Baba. Swami said in His Discourse on 27th September 1992... "All festivals have been designed to teach men how to lead a godly life while carrying out worldly activities. It is to teach this truth to mankind that Avatars and saints made their advent on earth from time to time. This day (the first day of Navaratri) has another special significance. Shirdi Sai Baba was bom on 27 September 1838. He was born in a poor Brahmin family in a village of Aurangabad District". Sai Ram
