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Historical Event on 2/28/1989
S. B. Chavan, Finance Minister, presents a Rs. 7337 crore-deficit budget for 1989-90.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/8/1930 | British Gen. Norman Simpson shot at desk by Indian nationalists. |
| 3/1/1961 | The first AN-12B arrived in India. This was added in the force because of the increasing frequency of clashes with Chinese forces on the Sino-lndian Himalayan border and the need that these revealed for yet further increase in airlift capability, together with a requirement for medium helicopters suitable for high-altitude operation, orders were placed in the Soviet Union for eight Antonov An- 12B and 24IL-yushin 11- 14 transport aircraft plus 10 Mi-4 helicopters. |
| 1/31/2000 | All seven accused in the Jain hawala case discharged. |
| 12/10/1886 | Rameshwari Nehru, social worker and freedom fighter, was born at Lahore. |
| 4/1/1995 | Open General Licence (OGL) list expanded from 43 to 75 as import of consumer goods liberalised. |
| 6/4/1994 | Army successfully test-fires the short range surface-to-surface missile, 'Prithvi'. |
| 4/27/1705 | Aurangzeb captured the Fort of Vagingera. |
| 9/1/1942 | Rasbihari Bose established the Indian National Army. |
| 11/19/1998 | The Indira Gandhi memorial award is presented to Mirta Saavedra Polo, Ambassador of Panama, for her contributions to strengthening bilateral relations between India and Pakistan. |
| 4/14/1941 | Julie Christie, actress (Dr Zhivago), was born in Assam, India. |
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