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Historical Event on 2/28/1930

Sir Chandrasekhar V. Raman, Scientist, 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering ""Raman Effect"". He is also the first Indian to receive this honor in Physics, The Indian Nobel Laureates.

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