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Historical Event on 2/28/1987

The National Science Day was celebrated for the first time at the ICMR Headquarters and all its Institutes/Centres in February 1987 through exhibitions, lectures, demonstration campaigns etc. (This has now become an annual event).

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/21/1954Last Indian troops withdraw from Tibet.
5/20/1999The CWC expels Sharad Pawar, M. P. A. Sangma and Tariq Anwar for six years from the primary membership of the party.
4/16/1992The PM gives a new slogan to the nation, 'Desh banao, desh bachao'.
3/1/1910The Dalai Lama is welcomed in Darjeeling.
3/24/1987First developmental launch of new generation rocket ASLV 'Stretched Rohini Satellite Series' (SROSS-1). This carried payload for launch vehicle performance monitoring and for gamma ray astronomy. This plunged within two minutes and 40 seconds of its launching.
11/30/2000CBI files fresh cases against JMM MPs Shibu Soren, Simon Marandi and Suraj Mandal on charges of possessing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income.
5/27/1962Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri, cricketer (Indian SLA all-rounder 1981-92), was born in Bombay.
2/13/1989Aubrey Menen (76), Renowned writer, passed away in Kerala.
1/11/1991Ravi Naik of Maharashtra Gomanthak party sworn in as the CM of Goa.
5/11/1626Malik Ambar of Ahmednagar's Nijamshahi kingdom, passed away.