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Historical Event on 2/28/1997

The samadhi of Morarji Desai - Abhay Ghat - near Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad to be converted to a national monument, this was decided on Feburary 11.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/27/1994Union Cabinet approves inclusion of the land reforms laws in the 9th Schedule of the Constitution.
10/28/1964Padmabhushan Vaikunthbhai Mehta, famous Gandhian leader, passed away.
1/11/1960Pakistan and India agree on disputed boundary between Punjab and W. at Pakistan.
9/4/1990An all-party meeting refuses to endorse the decision to implement Mandal Commission Report according to which 27\% jobs are reserved for backward communities.
5/10/1901Sir Jagdish Chandra Bose, Indian scientist, in the hall of the Royal Society, London, which was packed with eminent scientists today on May 10, 1901 proved that ""plants and animal have similar touch sense"".
4/20/1887Padmabhushan Jemini Roy, famous painter, was born.
7/13/1998India and Germany sign an agreement on promoting and protecting investment in Bonn.
11/8/1919Madan Theatres Ltd. was founded under a Joint Stock Company at Calcutta. Their maiden venture 'Bilwamangal' was released on November 8, 1919 at the Cornwallis Theatre, Calcutta.
7/6/1944Mahatama Gandhi was for the first time addressed as 'Father of Nation'.
11/8/2000India wins the men's team title in the World Carrom championship in New Delhi.