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Historical Event on 2/28/1987

The National Science Day was celebrated for the first time at the ICMR Headquarters and all its Institutes/Centres in February 1987 through exhibitions, lectures, demonstration campaigns etc. (This has now become an annual event).

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/11/1737A violent earthquake and cyclone hit Calcutta which claimed 3,00,000 lives.
3/28/1991IAF men die in an air crash in Bangalore.
10/16/1990Om Shivpuri, famous film and theatre artist, died.
3/11/1948SS Jal Usha, the first ocean-going steamer made in India, was launched from Visakhapatnam.
3/11/1948Nasiru'd-din Muhammad Shah I passed away. His son-in-law Ghiyasu'd-din Balban succeeded Nasiru'd-din Mahmud in Delhi.
11/25/2000Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Governments agree on a ""unified command'' for the STF operations against Veerappa
8/11/1922Manmohan Krishna, famous actor, was born.
8/25/1917The first significant step towards the Indianization of the Army was initiated when seven selected Indians, serving in the Army, were granted King's Commission in the Infantry and the Cavalry. Before the World War ended, two more Indians, who previously held temporary commissions, were granted King's Commission.
1/10/1966Tashkent Conference between Pakistan and Indian leaders ended after signing of peace accord by Lal Bahadur Shastri and General Ayub Khan.
6/6/1996Benazir Bhutto,Pakistan PM, gives green signal for opening up trade with India.