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Historical Event on 2/28/1997

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram presents an action-packed budget for 1997-98.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/26/1978Indira Gandhi released after week in jail for refusing to testify on corruption.
12/28/1983Gavaskar achieves his 30th century beating Bradman's 29.
6/12/1960783 Sikhs are arrested while demonstrating for an independent Sikh state in New Delhi.
10/1/1995Hastimal Firodia, astrologer and industrialist, died.
3/25/1998Yashwant Sinha, Finance Minister, and Railway Minister Nitish Kumar present the interim budgets for 1998- 99.
1/10/1966Tashkent Conference between Pakistan and Indian leaders ended after signing of peace accord by Lal Bahadur Shastri and General Ayub Khan.
12/7/1995Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2C), third indigenous satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This is still in service. It was launched by Ariane launch vehicle at French Guyana.
5/15/1992BSE closed.
1/28/1961Foundation-stone of the first factory of H.M.T. wrist watches laid in Bangalore.
7/24/1932Madhukar Devram Toradmal, famous actor and playwright, was born.