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Historical Event on 2/28/1859

Surbhi, farmer lady of Dholi Bavli, Central India, who was arrested for helping her son Bheema Nayak in the freedom movement and was jailed in Mahamandaleshwar jail, passed away.

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12/1/1947India all out for 58 vs Australia at Gabba.
8/14/1954'State Carrom Association' was established in Mumbai.
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11/5/1906Initials of the place of issuance of notes were started to be printed instead of Issuing Circle's name.
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5/11/1919Troops under General Barrett inflicted a sharp reverse today on the invading Afghans at Bagh Springs. The whole of the frontier area was up in arms with tribesmen threatening Landi Khotal and martial law being proclaimed in Peshawar. It was expected however that General Barrett, well equipped with guns and airplanes, would soon control the situation. Reports had been reaching London for some time about the possibility of an Afghan incursion following the murder of the pro-British Emir Habibullah. His third son, Amanullah Khan, who took over the throne, was known to be hostile toward the government of India.
1/19/1982Mizo National Front and allied organizations declared illegal.