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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
5/10/1957Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term.
6/10/194277 Mountain Brigade was raised at Sagar, Madhya Pradesh.
3/6/1947Churchill opposes troop withdrawal from India at London.
1/18/1980Assam agitation turns violent; Army called in.
12/15/1943The Vengeance suffered numerous defects and teething troubles, necessitating temporary withdrawal from the two IAF squadrons, but the problems were eventually mitigated if not eradicated, and No. 8 Sqn flew its first operational Vengeance sorties against Japanese targets from Double Moorings, Chittagong.
11/2/1999The Delhi HC dismisses a plea against Sonia Gandhi seeking deletion of her name from the register of Indian citizenship.
12/15/1912Aspy Merwan, engineer and who became the Air Marchal of India, was born.
7/15/1917Tukaram Tanaji Sawant, educationist and famous Hindi writer, was born at Pokharam, (Maharashtra).
6/6/1998All IAF Meteorological Sections were put on high alert from 06 Jun 98, and constant interaction with India Meteorological Department (IMD) at Mumbai and the (IMD) Centre at Ahmedabad resulted in 24 hours tracking and plotting of the cyclone, which was passed down as forecasts to Service and civil authorities in the Saurashtra and Kutch region.
6/29/1901Amal Kumar Sarkar, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.