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Historical Event on 1/21/1956

Strikes and demonstrations held in Bihar and Orissa in protest of the government's intention to revise state boundaries.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/7/1998A. B. Vajpayee questions Pakistan's decision to hand over part of occupied Kashmir to China and says the area belongs to India.
12/10/1989Janardan Swami passed away.
4/18/1904Ramnath Goenka, president and founder of Indian Express Group, was born.
11/29/1916Vasant Shridhar Vaidya, great industrialist, was born at Phaltan.
8/19/1977Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.
11/16/1988India gives full recognition to the state of Palestine.
7/28/1921Congress decided to boycott the visit of Prince of Wales in India.
1/17/1917Dr. Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran, (M.G.R.), Indian film star, politician and charismatic Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, was born at Kandy, Sri Lanka. He was also the founder of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhaga (AIADMK).
1/21/1969First India built electronic digital computer commissioned.
11/30/1909Ramesh Chandra died.