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Historical Event on 1/21/1993
Chander Pal at Bangalore sets record for High Jump in 2.17.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
2/13/1970 | Man-eating tiger is reported to have killed 48 people at a village 80-km from New Delhi. |
10/9/1996 | PVN Rao granted anticipatory bail in St. Kitts forgery case till Oct. 14. |
10/1/1997 | Ordinance promulgated to ban single digit or instant lotteries. |
1/2/1997 | Bihar wins team titles in both men's and women's sections in national archery. Limba Ram and Purnima Mahato, both of Bihar, win individual crowns in men's and women's sections respectively. Turkey's `Pocket Hercules', weightlifter Naim Suleymanoglu, who captured three Olympic gold medals, calls it a day in Ankara. |
6/30/1992 | Over 20 Indian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia due to heatwave and inadequate medical attention. |
9/7/1905 | Raghunath Govind Sardesai, journalist and Marathi litterateur, was born. |
1/4/1954 | Judge Mehr Chand Mahajan became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 22/12/1954. |
1/19/1951 | Amritlal Vithaldas Thakkar (Thakkarbappa), social reformer of Gujrat and right hand of Gandhiji in socially segregated Harijans, passed away. |
9/2/1970 | President V. V. Giri inaugurated, Vivekanand Rock Memorial' at Kanyakumari. |
7/26/1956 | Godavarish Mishra, famous Oriya poet, playwright and essay writer, died. |
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