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Historical Event on 1/21/1993

Biren Roy, follower of Netaji Subhashchandra Bose, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/4/1993New Bank of India merged with Punjab National Bank.
5/26/1998Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati, economist, was awarded the 1998 Freedom Prize of the Max Schmidmeiny Foundation.
4/27/1705Aurangzeb captured the Fort of Vagingera.
4/8/1994Dr. Wilfred D'Souza re-installed as Goa CM.
9/6/1903Russia increases import duties on Indian and Ceylon tea in retaliation for British import policies in Moscow.
9/12/1994UN Secretary General Ghali visits New Delhi.
7/11/2000Amrita Pritam, noted litterateur, honoured with the highest award for Punjabi literature for the century:""Shatabdi Samman"".
6/9/1949Kiran Bedi, the first woman Indian Police Service Officer, was born in Amritsar, Punjab.
7/5/1957Dr. Anugrah Narain Singh, great leader, freedom fighter, educationist and Minister of India, died..
7/3/1898Gopinath Bhagwan was born at Banamohalla, Srinagar. He is one of the most eminent saints who have graced the sacred land of India. An Ashram at Kharyar, Srinagar is set up by his disciples and devotees to preach his meditation.