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Historical Event on 2/28/1951
Karsan Devji Ghavri, cricketer (Indian lefty medium pacer early 80s), was born in Rajkot.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/4/1976 | Lok Sabha's life extended by one year. |
| 2/17/1917 | Fali Mistry, film director and cameraman, was born in Bombay. |
| 8/12/1919 | Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, the father of Indian space technology and scientist, was born at Ahmedabad. |
| 3/13/1991 | President R. Venkataraman dissolves the Lok Sabha. |
| 9/21/1995 | Rumors that statues of the Hindu god Ganesh were drinking milk spread in New Delhi. |
| 1/17/1989 | Colonel J. K. Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the geographic South Pole. |
| 9/1/1947 | Indian Standard Time was adopted. |
| 5/9/1992 | Madhu Sapre, Miss India, is crowned the second runner-up at the Miss Universe beauty pageant. |
| 1/10/1896 | Gangadhar Kelkar, founder of famous Raja Kelkar Museum at Pune Dinkar, was born. |
| 6/11/1930 | A cyclonic storm blew a train off the rails near Himmatnagar, Gujarat, killing at least one person and injuring many more. |
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