Quick glance of 28 February in the pages of History

February 28: Here are the major events that occurred on 28 February….

• 28 February, 1884: Death anniversary of Veer Surendra Sai, great Indian freedom fighter and revolutionary. Surendra Sai and his associates resisted the British and protected a large part of Western Odisha region from the British rule. Surendra Sai died in Asirgarh Jail.
• 28 February, 1928: National Science Day, celebrated to mark the discovery of the Raman effect by Sir CV Raman on this day. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for this discovery.
• 28 February, 1947: Anti-government uprising in Taiwan is violently put down by Chiang Kai–shek and his Kuomintang-led Republic of China government with the loss of 18,000-28,000 lives. Marks the beginning of the White Terror. This is known February 28 Massacre.
• 28 February, 1948:The Somerset Light Infantry was the last British troops to leave Indian soil on this day after having a grand farewell ceremony in Mumbai. They received Guard of honor from the Indian Army at Gateway of India.
• 28 February, 1953: Watson and Crick discover chemical structure of DNA
• 28 February, 1963: Death anniversary of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India. A lawyer by profession, he joined Indian National Congress during the freedom movement and became a major leader.
• 28 February, 1984: 26th Grammy Awards was held where King of Pop Michael Jackson won 8 Grammy Awards.
• 28 February, 1986: Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden, was assassinated by a gunman while he was walking home from a cinema with his wife Lisbet Palme on the central Stockholm street of Sveavägen.
• 28 February, 1991: Gulf War ends after Iraq accepts a ceasefire following their retreat from Kuwait.
• 28 February, 2013: Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world on this day when he became the first Pope to resign in almost 600 years.