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Historical Event on 2/28/1985

M.G. Katre became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/10/89).

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/21/1975Farakka Barrage dedicated to nation.
12/8/1998An Indian film, 'The Terrorist' wins all top awards including the Golden Pyramid award for the best film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Santosh Sivan gets the best director award, while its actress Ayesha Dharker bags the best actress award.
2/14/2000The Supreme Court stays the Karnataka High Court judgment quashing the State Government's Ashraya scheme for providing plots to the poor.
10/14/1947Narsingh Chintaman Kelkar, great litterateur, politician and editor, died.
5/5/1998Yashwant Sinha and Madan Lal Khurana, Union Ministers, are discharged in the hawala case.
1/24/19953,400 meter long tunnel at Barcem piercing through the Karmali Ghat in Canacona taluka on the Konkan railway route in Goa completed at an approximate cost of Rs. 50 million.
4/2/1994Governor Bhanu Prakash Singh dismisses Wilfred D'souza Government in Goa.
1/7/1997Jaspal Rana bags six gold medals in the men's standard pistol and air pistol and set two more records on the penultimate day of the National shooting.
11/7/1991Salauddin and his wife Neena create a world record by travelling in a Nissan car.
1/1/1988On the Christan New Year Day, Maharashtra became the first state to launch a public campaign against smoking.