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Historical Event on 2/28/1968

International City Auroville inaugurated the Aurobindo Ashram in Pondechery.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/12/1988After 58 years in the commemoration of Dandi March, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi performed the 32 kms Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram.
9/25/1990Prafull Chandra Sen, former Chief Minister of West Bengal and Gandhian leader, died in Calcutta. He was 94 years old.
2/3/1990Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, was finally arrested in Chakradharpur forest.
8/29/2000Supreme Court releases of 115 'Veerappan aides' on bail or otherwise till further orders.
12/1/1966Nagaland becomes a state of the Indian Union.
1/30/1999Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar maestro, is chosen for Bharat Ratna.
7/6/1995Five foreign tourists trekking in Kashmir 10 km uphill from Pahalgam were abducted by militants.
10/17/1979Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
11/8/2000India wins the men's team title in the World Carrom championship in New Delhi.
3/31/1993Kidnapped cardiac surgeon Dr. Abdul Ahad Guroo killed in Srinagar.