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Historical Event on 11/21/1947

First Stamp of Independent India was released

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/23/1920King George V signs Home Rule Act.
8/28/1997Tiwari and Surinderjit Kaur set national records in hammer throw in Federation Cup Athletics.
12/23/1954Judge Bijan Kumar Mukherjea became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 31/01/1956.
3/10/2000Nitish Kumar, Bihar Chief Minister, submits his resignation without putting his motion of seeking a trust vote to test in the assembly. The RJD leader Rabri Devi meets the Governor and stakes claim to form the Government.
6/8/1992Assets of 31 persons including Harshad Mehta attached.
8/22/1980Kishor Shahu, actor and director, died.
5/13/1962Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963)
12/9/1994Gorprasad Ghosh, famous Orriya film actor, director and producer, passed away.
1/12/1949Tej Bahadur Saproo, liberal leader, passed away. He was a strong believer in constitution and not in revolutions.
6/11/1976Indira Gandhi and Brezhnev sign the Moscow Declaration of Friendship and Cooperation.