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Historical Event on 2/28/1835

Medical College was started in Calcutta and it was officially opened on Feb 20.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/21/1991Rajiv Gandhi, Indian Prime Minster (1984-91), assassinated by human bomb explosion plotted by LTTE at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, 40 km from Madras, at 10.20 P.M.
1/18/1995The 4-nation non-official initiative on Arms Reduction and Disarmament concludes with Goa Declaration (also called Shanghai-II).
1/10/1920India became member of League of Nations.
9/11/1888Henry Heras, famous artist and an active member of the Indian Historical Records Commission, was born in Barcelona, Spain.
3/23/1923Shekh Mubarak Ali Ayaj, Sindhi litterateur, was born.
1/22/1992Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
1/14/1969Madras State renamed Tamil Nadu.
2/11/1818Britishers captured the 'Ajinkyatara' fort which belonged to the Marathas.
1/30/1994Kapil Dev equals Richard Hadlee's world record of 431 Test wickets.
3/23/1911Indranath Bandopadhyay, Bengali comedy writer and journalist, passed away.