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Historical Event on 2/28/1936

Kamla Nehru, wife of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, great revolutionary freedom fighter and social worker, passed away near Lausanne in Switzerland.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/16/1995Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), India's first elevated suburban railway, becomes operational in Madras.
6/2/1997Saudi Boeing 747 Jumbo with 348 people on board misses the Meenambakkam international airport, Chennai and forcelands at Tambaram Air Force strip.
6/17/1994Twelve opposition legislators in Sikkim resign.
11/14/1998Prominent Indian Government and private entities are targeted in the Clinton Administration Entities List. American Companies are barred from trading with the listed companies.
4/26/1945Virinchirpuram Krishnamurthi Ramaswamy, cricketer (Indian Test umpire stood in 1996 World Cup), was born in Madras.
1/10/1996Centre sets up Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission.
10/14/199210 Indians sentenced to six years in jail in the UAE on account of staging a play in Sharjah.
2/26/1971Noel David, Hyderabad off-spinner who played ODI in 1997, was born.
10/25/1964First indigenous tank was manufactured in Awdi factory and was named 'Vijayant'.
10/6/1999Suraj Bhan sworn in Governor of Bihar.