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Historical Event on 2/28/1968

International City Auroville inaugurated the Aurobindo Ashram in Pondechery.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/19/1994IRBM Agni Missile test fired successfully for the third time.
4/24/1944Shivprasad Gupta, philanthropist, freedom fighter and educationist, passed away.
5/3/1997Vijay Pradhan, additional senior counsel for Srikrishna Commission probing 1992-93 riots in Mumbai, resigns. He is not allowed to cross-examine Chief Minister Manohar Joshi.
5/5/1930Gandhiji was arrested and imprisoned without trial. As a result there was ''hartal'' (strike)all over India. Over 100,000 people were jailed before the end of the year.
8/10/1991Delhi airport police foils an attempt by a Saudi national to smuggle out a minor girl named Ameena.
11/18/1925Madhukar Gopal Pathak, noted author and film director, was born.
10/11/1996Supreme Court ruling on change of venue of Rao's trial.
1/6/1959Kapildev Ramlal Nikhanj, cricketer (India's finest all-rounder 1978-94, Cup-1982), was born in Chandigarh.
12/20/1992BJP launches campaign to oust Rao government; Vajpayee goes on fast.
4/18/1961Pamella Bordes, photographer and model, was born in New Dehli, India.