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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
1/3/1871Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, freedom fighter and social reformer, died.
5/2/1922Kedarnath Modi, great Industrialist in Maharashtra, was born.
3/3/1919Hari Narayan Apte, famous Marathi novelist, passed away.
1/18/1963Laxminarayn Sahu, litterateur, journalist and social reformer, passed away.
3/18/1924Madhusudhan Ramachandra Rege, cricketer (15 runs in only Test India v WI 1948-49), was born in Panvel, Maharashtra.
4/13/1948Bhuvaneshwar became the capital of Orissa.
2/21/1987Pakistan President Gen. Zia visits India.
5/1/1998The Konkan Railway running for 760-km is dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This was an extention from Ratnagiri.
9/26/1904R. V. Jagirdar, famous Kannad play writer, was born.
11/29/1999Delhi HC dismisses the CBI plea against Jain brothers in Hawala case.