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Historical Event on 2/28/1884

Veer Surendra Sai, freedom fighter and revolutionary, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/10/1993Advani, Joshi released on court orders.
4/21/1998The services of 12 non-railway chairmen of Railway Recruitment Boards are terminated.
10/10/1990Following political uncertainties in the wake of Veerendra Patil's decision to stay on in defiance of Congress Party's decision, President's rule was imposed in Karnataka.
12/11/1998Kavi Pradeep (84), poet who received 1998 Dadasaheb Phalke award, dies in Mumbai. He was a patriotic song writer and wrote several immortal Hindi film songs.
12/11/199824 merchants gathered in London's Founder Hall under the auspices of Lord Mayor to start a new company with a share captial in India.
8/16/1923Narayan Athavle, famous Marathi litterateur and journalist, was born.
10/5/1932Madhavrao Laxmanrao Apte, cricketer (7 Tests for India, 1 century), was born in Bombay.
10/19/1910Subrahamanyam Chandrasekhar was born in Lahore. He was one of the world's leading astrophysicists. For his contributions to the study of stars, Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science, the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983.
9/9/1920Anglo Oriental College of Aligargh became Aligarh Muslim University. It was the first university to use the regional language.
4/4/1858Rani Laxmibai fled to Gwalior through Kalpi after giving a solid blow to British troops.