HISTORY QUIZ OF THE DAY (Feb-28-29)

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Feb 29, 1984 :: ADAM SINCLAIR :: Born this day, he is an Indian player.

Feb 29, 1956 :: ELPIDIO QUIRINO :: This President of the died this day.

Feb 29, 1944 :: PEHR EVIND SVINHUFVUD :: This President of died this day.

Feb 29, 1924 :: CARLOS HUMBERTO ROMERO :: This President of was born this day.

Feb 29, 1904 :: RUKMINI DEVI ARUNDALE :: Born this day, she was an and founder of Kalakshetra (d. 1986).

Feb 29, 1896 :: MORARJI DESAI :: Born this day, he was the of India (d. 1995).

Feb 28, 1963 :: Dr. RAJENDRA Prasad was India's ; he died in Patna aged 78 on this day.

Feb 28, 1951 :: Karsan GHAVRI :: Born this day, he was a former Indian .

Feb 28, 1948 :: On this day, the last British troops who left India passed through the of India.

Feb 28, 1944 :: RAVINDER JAIN :: Born this day, he is an Indian versatile .

Feb 28, 1936 :: KAMALA NEHRU :: Died this day, she was the wife of , the first Prime Minister of India. She died in a sanatorium in Switzerland.

Feb 28, 1928 :: Chandrasekhara VENKATA RAMAN :: Great Indian scientist - discoverer of the change in wavelength of light that occurs when a light beam is deflected by the molecules better known as . He was also awarded for physics in 1930. Raman effect was discovered on this day - designated as the Day in India.

Feb 28, 1926 :: Svetlana ALLILUYEVA :: Born this day, she was a daughter of former Soviet ruler, , whose defection to USA in 1967 aroused international sensation.

Feb 28, 1922 :: On this day, the British formally declared independence of but retained control of Suez Canal and country's defence.

Feb 28, 1901 :: Linus Carl PAULING :: Born this day, he was an American chemist accredited with , one for chemistry in 1954 and the other for peace in 1962.

Feb 28, 1824 :: Jean-Francois GRAVELET :: Better known as Blondin, he was a tightrope walker and acrobat and who set a record by crossing
Falls on a tightrope. He was born this day.

Feb 28, 1552 :: JOOST BURGI :: Born this day, he was a mathematician, who along with his associates, invented .