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Historical Event on 2/28/1712

Bahadur Shah I died at Lahore at the age of 72 in the war of succession.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/23/1824Rani Chainema fight with the Britishers at a 'killa' (fort) in Kitur.
6/11/1983Ghanshyam Das Birla, great freedom fighter, social reformer, pioneer of Indian business, industry, and nationalist, died at London at the age of 89.
7/1/1989New Governors were appointed in five states. Gen. K. V. Krishna Rao became Governor for J&K.
4/10/1997Bill Gates, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, announces Rs. 2.5 crore aid to Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Gandhi Institute of Computer Education and Information Technology, Mumbai.
10/16/1994IRS P-2 successfully placed in orbit.
4/26/1946V. K. Ramaswamy, cricket test umpire for 10 tests from 1984-till date, was born at Hyderabad. He has become one of the first Indian Test umpires to be invited to umpire in a foreign country along with P. D. Reporter.
4/26/1946Savtamali, famous saint, attains 'samadhee'.
11/15/1992Praveen Amre scores century (103) on Test Cricket debut vs South Africa at Durban
10/17/1906Swami Ramtirtha, great social reformer and poet, died at the age of 33.
10/21/1906Gandhiji went to England till Nov 30 on deputation to present Indians' case to Colonial Secretary.