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Historical Event on 2/28/1918

Srinivas Ramanujan, famous Indian scientist, was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/17/1916Amritlal Naagar was born.
4/13/1993Lalitadevi Shastri passed away.
5/11/1998Three momentous events took place on the day that did the nation proud. Firstly, three underground nuclear tests at Pokhran Range in Rajasthan, which included a hydrogen bomb, were tested; secondly, the successful test firing of the 'Trishul Missile' and thirdly, the maiden Certification test flight of 'Hansa-3', the first-all Composite indigenous two seater aircraft.
3/31/1992The PM to look after foreign affairs.
11/27/1999BJP recaptures the Jaipur Civic body posts by winning 49 out of 70 seats.
8/16/1886Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa dies at the age of 50. His real name was Gadadhar Ghatterji. An Indian mystic, leader and saint, he preached unity of religions. Swami Vivekanand was his disciple.
5/15/1958Gift Tax Act was introduced.
4/7/1818British Government imposed 'State Prisoners Regulation III -1818' for detention and deportion of political prisoners and revolutionaries without any trial. This black act was in force till 1947 when India got independence.
3/3/1952The Indian National Congress secured absolute majority in the Lok Sabha in the General elections.
4/23/1930Riots break out in Peshawar; 20 Indians shot down after killing of three Britishers.