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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
7/16/1929Indian Council of Agricultural Research, an autonomous apex national organisation which plans, conducts and promotes research, education, training and transfer of technology for advancement of agriculture and allied sciences, was established. It has 45 Central Research Institutes, 4 National Bureaux, 10 Project Directorates, 30 National Research Centres, 90 All India Co-ordinated Research Projects, 261 Krishi Vigyan Kendras and 8 Trainers Training Centres.
9/15/1860M. Visveswarayya, maker of modern Karnataka, was born. He was a notable engineer too.
9/15/1860Chaitanya Maha Prabhu, vaishnav Sant, passed away. His mortal remains at Puri.(9/7or 29/6).
10/17/1999Chiranjeev Milkha Singh won the Lexus International Golf tournament in Bangkok.
5/10/1927Nayantara Sahgal, famous writer and social reformer, was born.
1/7/1993C. Subramaniam, Maharashtra Governor, resigns.
1/1/1910Rajnath Pandey, great writer and educationist, was born in Pindra, Varanasi (U.P.).
12/11/1991The centre notifies the interim order of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal directing Karnataka to release 205 tmc ft of water to Tamil Nadu.
2/16/1993Dr. U.R. Ananta Murthy elected President of the Kendra Sahitya Academy.
8/20/1885First meeting of the Indian National Congress held.