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Historical Event on 2/28/1998

The third and final phase of polling is held in 131 Lok Sabha constituencies in 10 States and one Union Territory.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/7/1985Adoor Gopalakrishnan adjudged Best Director (Mukhamukham) in national film awards.
5/8/1962Ravindra Bharti University established in West Bengal.
12/24/1905Sen Triguna, educationist and technologist, was born.
7/30/2000Punjab Police men and Indian Railways women claim the Federation Cup basketball tournament at Visakhapatnam.
8/25/1975Bundelkhand University was established in Uttar Pradesh.
3/7/1647Guru Dadaji Konddev, master of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died.
9/24/1999The Chief Controller of Defence Accounts (pensions) was renamed as the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts(Pensions), Allahabad.
3/14/1931First Indian talkie film 'Alam Ara' released at Majestic Cinema, Bombay. Directed by Ardeshir Irani, the film was 11,152 ft. long and was produced by Imperial Film Co., Bombay and beared censored No. 10043 on March 11. The most remarkable thing about this film was birth of sound in Indian films, it came with a bang and quickly displaced the silent movies and brought revolutionary changes in the whole set up of the industry.
3/3/1996Haryana govt. bans liquor vends and bars in rural areas.
10/10/1844Badruddin Taibjee, lawyer and leader, was born.