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Historical Event on 8/21/1990

Prasar Bharati Bill moved in the Lok Sabha .

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/17/1997Kalpakkam Mini Reactor (KAMINI), the only U-233 fuelled operating reactor in the world, attains maximum capacity of 30 KW.
3/28/1926Pahelam Ratanji ""Polly"" Umrigar, cricketer (Indian batsman & captain), was born in Sholapur, Maharashtra.
4/27/1942Gandhi condemns stationing of U.S. troops in India.
4/2/1994Governor Bhanu Prakash Singh dismisses Wilfred D'souza Government in Goa.
2/3/1928Chandrasekhar Vaman Gadkari, cricketer (Indian batsman in 6 Tests 1953-55), was born at Pune.
9/21/1990Supreme Court refuses to stay implementation of Mandal Commission Report.
1/20/1993Captain Karamjeet Singh, first Pramveer Chakra Awardee, passed away.
4/10/1997Announcement of UP's 70th new district to be re-named after Jyotiba Phule.
12/22/2000Three Army jawans die in an attack by a suicide squad of Lakshar-e-Taiba at the Red Fort in Delhi leading to a 45-minute gun-battle.
10/15/1990Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (b-1918), the South African black nationalist leader who arrived in India on a five-day visit. He is the first non-Asian to get this honour.