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Historical Event on 2/28/1968

International City Auroville inaugurated the Aurobindo Ashram in Pondechery.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/28/1992Indo-US naval exercises begin.
3/26/1992Accord with Bangladesh on Tin Bigha.
9/21/1912Firoz Gandhi, great politician, was born.
7/8/1907Elphinstone Picture Palace was started by Jamshedji F. Madan at Calcutta.
9/30/1922Bakhshish Singh Nijjar, great historian and author, was born at Domeli village (Punjab).
9/28/1964The simmering dispute of India and Pakistan between the Hindus and Muslims erupted again in Kashmir. Fighting was also reported on this day in the Indian province of Rajasthan. China, which supported Pakistan in the dispute, sent massed troops on its border.
1/8/1987P. G. Joshi, cricketer (12 Tests for India 1951-60, ct 18 stp 9), passed away.
6/19/1979Morarji Desai resigns after split in Janata Party.
5/11/1985Fifteen hundred people were arrested in Sikh violence.
4/24/1972Jamini Roy, Padmabhushan awardee and famous painter, passed away.