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Historical Event on 2/28/1950

The Finance Minister announces the setting up of the Planning Commission with Nehru and Nanda as Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/10/1894Varahagiri Venkata Giri, the fourth former President of India, was born at Berhampur in Orissa. He was one of the patriarchs of Trade Union Movement of India.
7/1/1879Post Card of one paisa was started in India by the Post and Telegraph Department.
6/19/1877Pandurang Chimanaji Patil, famous agriculturist of Maharashtra, was born.
1/24/1870Muddan, famous Kannad poet and novelist, was born.
11/29/1916Vasant Shridhar Vaidya, great industrialist, was born at Phaltan.
10/29/1999The Anubhav Group chairman C. Natesan was arrested by the Mumbai Police on alleged charges of duping investors to the tune of Rs. 1.16 crore.
10/10/1995G. R Khairnar, the high profile suspended Deputy Municipal Commissioner of Bombay, was reinstated.
5/25/1915Mahatma Gandhi established Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
10/28/1998Ghulam Ahmed, former Indian cricket captain, died in Hyderabad.
10/13/1999No change in portfolios of Advani, Yashwant Sinha, Jaswant Singh and Fernandes.