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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
7/4/1899Vishnuprasad Ranchhoddas Trivedi, famous critic in Gujrati, educationist and author, was born at Umreth, Gujarat .
8/10/1994President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months beginning 3rd Sept.
7/7/197378 drowned as flash flood sweeped a bus into a river (India).
7/7/1973Tulsidas, Mahakavi Saint, was born.
9/25/1990Prafull Chandra Sen, former Chief Minister of West Bengal and Gandhian leader, died in Calcutta. He was 94 years old.
2/20/1928Abaji Narayan Pednekar, children's story writer, was born.
4/2/1679Aurangzeb reimposed Jizya Tax to finance the spread of Islam on the Hindus.This Jeziya tax was abolished by Akbar.
10/1/1978In the Child Marriage Act, minimum age for marriage was raised to 21 year for males and 18 years for females.
4/1/1993National Aeronautical Laboratory becomes National Aerospace Laboratories.
12/3/1889Khudiram Bose, famous revolutionary and freedom fighter of Muzaffarpur Bomb Case, was born at Habibpur village, West Bengal.