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Historical Event on 2/28/1927

Krishan Kant, vice President of India and former Young Turk, was born at Kot Mohd. Khan, district Amritsar, Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/4/1997Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This became inoperable due to power bus anamoly since Oct. 4, 1997. It was launched by European launch vehicle, Ariane from Kourov in French Guyana.
1/16/1995India and USA form new trade framework called Indo-US Commercial Alliance and signs contracts worth $ 1.4 b.
6/9/199881 persons are killed as cyclone hits the Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat and Jalore district of Rajasthan. Subsequently, the toll is put at 934 in the Kutch-Saurashtra region alone.
9/21/1912Firoz Gandhi, great politician, was born.
10/30/1996Pop star Michael Jackson arrives in Bombay.
2/6/1994World Marathi Chember of Commerce' established.
9/21/1945British promise India independence.
3/24/1974Lokprabha weekly started its publication.
1/1/1988The Officers Training School (OTS) was re-christened as Officers Training Academy. Besides training Indian nationals, 74 cadets from Sri Lanka have also been trained at the OTA.
4/1/1989UN Peace-keeping Force arrives in Windhoek to prefare for independence of Namibia.