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Historical Event on 2/28/1900

Kondedera Madappa Kariappa, first General of independent India, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/11/1933First edition of weekly ""Harijan"" edited by Mahatma Gandhi was published from Pune in English and Hindi.
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6/3/1998The naval version of the surface-to-air missile, Trishul, is test-fired in Kochi.
5/6/1946Bhulabhai Desai, great politician, passed away.
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10/18/1992Zimbabwe's first Test match vs India at Harare.
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2/15/1992Sain Swami Gangeshwaranandji, chief of `Udasin Sampraday', passed away.
7/16/1929Indian Council of Agricultural Research, an autonomous apex national organisation which plans, conducts and promotes research, education, training and transfer of technology for advancement of agriculture and allied sciences, was established. It has 45 Central Research Institutes, 4 National Bureaux, 10 Project Directorates, 30 National Research Centres, 90 All India Co-ordinated Research Projects, 261 Krishi Vigyan Kendras and 8 Trainers Training Centres.