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Historical Event on 2/28/1963

Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, passed away at Sadaqat Ashram, Patna.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/18/1970Dr. Dharmendra of the Indian Council of Medical Research awarded the Damien-Duttan Award for outstanding work in leprosy.
1/5/1934Dr. Murli Manohar Manmohan Joshi was born in Delhi.
10/29/1996Kamini' (Kalpakkam Mini), a 30 KW research reactor which uses man-made Uranium-233 as fuel and the only working reactor of its kind in the world, attains 'criticality'.
5/1/1923Under the leadership of Singaravelu Chettiar, the first May day was celebrated in India.
3/13/1989The first straw fired thermal power plant was laid in Jakhari village of Punjab.
5/23/1942Lt Gen Joseph Stilwell and his men arrive at Dimapur, having retreated 150 miles (240 km) through the Burmese jungle. `We took a hell of a beating,' he said.
5/19/1975Farm truck packed with wedding party run over by a train, killing 66 in truck, at 40 miles south of Pune.
7/15/1992Lucknow High Court stays any construction activity near the disputed temple in Ayodhya.
12/23/1990All India BMAC and VHP hand over theĀ historicalĀ and archaeological documents to support their claim to Home Ministry officials.
2/3/1983Prime Minister Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of Assam's new capital 'Pragjyotishpur'.