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Historical Event on 2/28/1835

Medical College was started in Calcutta and it was officially opened on Feb 20.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/22/1910Mohommed Hussain `Azad', great Urdu poet, eassy writer and critic, died.
6/26/1992The Tin Bigha corridor leased to Bangladesh as per the Indo-Bangladesh agreement.
6/20/1992Carnatic musician Maharajapuram Santhanam died in a car accident in Villupuram in Tamil Nadu.
1/27/1948Gandhiji visits Mehrauli Muslim Fair.
4/7/1987In a case filed by Saira Banu of Kerela, Supreme Court held that all wives, including Muslim women, whose husbands have either married again or taken a mistress are entitled to maintenance.
1/5/1994Jnanpith Award for Oriya Poet Sitakant Mahapatra.
4/11/1999India successfully test-fires the extended range ''Agni-II'' missile, bridging a key gap in its minimum nuclear deterrent profile.
2/4/1991An abortive bid to hijack a Calcutta-Agartala flight by a 24-year old youth.
1/17/1993LTTE commander Sadasivan Krishnakumar alias Kittu was killed in a ship blaze off Madras coast.
6/11/1932Minu Modi, famous industrialist, was born.