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Historical Event on 6/28/1972
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis died. He was the first founder of Indian statistical Institute to receive world recognition. In 1958, he started his national sample surveys. A Sample survey means assessing a situation by studying a part of it which would represent the whole, some of his proposals were included in the second five year paln. His original work made him elected as fellow of the Royal society in 1945.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/18/1980 | Second Experimental launch of Space Launch Vehicle -3 (SLV-3) by Indian made 35 kilogram Rohini satellite (RS-1) successfully placed in orbit. It was used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3. The launch took from Sriharikota and India became the sixth nation to put a satellite into orbit. |
| 8/26/1975 | Dr. Narayan Subbarao Hardikar, freedom fighter, journalist and Padmabhushan awardee, died. |
| 3/2/1952 | Sindri Fertilizer Factory, Bihar, formally inaugurated by Nehru. It was the first Government owned company. |
| 12/13/2000 | The Lok Sabha begins the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid debate. |
| 2/19/1993 | SC Jamir elected leader of the Congress (I) Legislature Party in Nagaland. |
| 12/12/1721 | Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb Peshwa), third Peshwa, was born. |
| 3/1/1908 | A.E.T. Barrow, educationist, was born. |
| 10/13/1999 | Chandrababu Naidu, TDP leader, said that his party would support the NDA Government unconditionally. |
| 3/10/1993 | The 12-day-old caretaker ministry in Tripura led by Samir Ranjan Burman resigns. |
| 9/9/1920 | Anglo Oriental College of Aligargh became Aligarh Muslim University. It was the first university to use the regional language. |
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