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Historical Event on 2/21/1952

The XV Indian Olympic Games in Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/3/1994B. Rachaiah,Kerala Governor, takes charge of Goa.
11/5/1998India and Pakistan agree to continue their talks on the Tulbul navigator project on the Jhelum in Kashmir, despite differences over various provisions of the Indus Water Treaty of 1960.
8/15/1947India gains independence from the British rule and Pakistan emerges as a separate Islamic nation. Around 600,000 die in clashes during the subsequent population exchange of 14 million people between the two new countries.
3/2/1997Bangalore's Dr. B. V. Ravi Kumar develops India's first indigenously made HIV detection kit.
1/19/1697Maharana Pratap, the founder of Mewad and eminent personality, passed away.
6/27/1964Teen Murti Bhavan, official residence of the Prime Minister of India, became the Nehru Memorial Museum.
7/19/1763Mir Kasim was defeated in 'Katwa' battle by Britishers.
4/1/1986Delhi beat Haryana by innings and 141 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.
1/2/1991Thiruvananthapuram airport declared India's fifth International Airport.
9/24/1938Piloo Dara Reporter, cricket test umpire for 10 tests from 1984-87, was born in Mumbai. He was the first ever test umpire to be invited in a foreign country along with V. K. Ramaswamy also of India.