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Historical Event on 2/28/1998

The third and final phase of polling is held in 131 Lok Sabha constituencies in 10 States and one Union Territory.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/8/1988Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' awarded 1988 Whitbread Prize.
5/2/1996General Election 2nd phase begins in 204 LS and 223 Assembly constituencies spread over 17 States & union territories.
11/18/1961The Navy went into action under the command of Rear Admiral BS Soman, then Flag Officer Commanding, Indian Fleet. The ships conducted their mission in three geographical areas for liberating Goa .
7/13/1907Hari Vishnu Kamat, great politician, was born.
2/12/1998Om Prakash, 78, Hindi film comedian, passed away in Mumbai.
4/10/1919Miss Mercia Sherwood, an English teacher, was assaulted by a mob in Amritsar. Brig. General. R.E.H. Dyer had given instructions to beat her.
1/18/1990Farooq Abdullah, J&K CM, quits.
2/8/1989Mrs. Gro Harlem Brundtland, PM of Norway, was awarded 1988 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.
12/14/1969Bishen Bedi takes 7-98 (career-best) v Australia at Calcutta.
8/30/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announced a package for small units raising the ceiling on loans from Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs. 25 lakhs. For the handloom sector, a separate scheme costing Rs. 447 crores was also finalised.