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Historical Event on 2/28/1997

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram presents an action-packed budget for 1997-98.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/5/1919M.L. Kapoor, great industrialist, was born at Lahore.
9/28/1837Bahadur Shah-II ascended the throne and became the emperor of Delhi at the age of 62 following the death of his father Akbar Shah-II.
1/9/1982A group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim started for the first ever Antarctica expedition on December 1981 - Jan 1982.
12/11/1876Raobahadur Yeshwantrao Harishchandra Desai, famous architect, was born.
10/28/1998The 1997 B.C. Roy National Award was presented to 18 medical experts.
6/19/199013 Sri Lankan Tamils, including EPRLF Secretary General Padmanabha, were shot dead in Madras reportedly by LTTE men.
8/15/1867Bhartendu Harishchandra publishes a Hindi monthly 'Kavi Vachan Sudha'.
1/5/1994Jnanpith Award was given to U. R. Anantha Murthy (Kannada).
12/10/1984Justice Thakkar Commission appointed to enquire into the assassination of Indira Gandhi.
2/14/1970Supreme Court holds nationalization of banks illegal. Presidential ordinance revalidates nationalization.