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Historical Event on 2/28/1968
International City Auroville inaugurated the Aurobindo Ashram in Pondechery.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/18/1973 | A powerful underground explosion rocked India's desert of Rajasthan today, making India the sixth nation in history to set off a nuclear device. The blast, which took place at a depth of 330 feet, was in the range of 10-15 kilotons, smaller than the bomb exploded by the US at Nagasaki in World War II. India is signatory to the 1963 test ban treaty, and thus was prohibited from exploding the device on land or in the air. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi claimed the purpose of the test was peaceful and said 'such explosions may have their use in mining operations'. |
| 4/9/1997 | Mumbai regains Ranji Trophy in Gwalior. |
| 3/26/1996 | Indian all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar announces retirement from international cricket. |
| 9/6/1975 | Dularelal Bhargav, veteran writer, passed away. He was associated with 'Chand' and 'Madhuri' magazines. |
| 2/25/1992 | Beant Singh sworn in as CM of Punjab. |
| 8/6/1905 | Chittaranjan Das ""Desh Bandhu"", freedom fighter and advocate, started an organisation named ""Swadeshi Mandali"". He also founded magazine named Narayana in 1914 and a Bengali weekly in 1922 and the daily 'Forward'. |
| 8/25/1992 | Veerappa Moily, Karnataka minister, stripped of Education portfolio. |
| 10/15/1949 | Process of the integration of the Indian State was completed when the last three states - Tripura, Manipur and Banaras were merged. |
| 11/6/1913 | Mohandas K. Gandhi, leader of Indian Passive Resistance Movement, was arrested for leading Indian miners march in South Africa by British troops. |
| 4/18/1991 | Kerala declared the first fully literate state in the country. |
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