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Historical Event on 1/21/1997

Delhi was the first city to use propane gas when 50 autorickshaws were started on trial basis.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/5/1991Congress threatens to withdraw support to the minority government of Chandrasekhar on the issue of police surveillance in Rajiv Gandhi's residence.
8/6/1996SC asks Harshad Mehta to pay Rs. 217 crore to I.T. department.
8/19/1944The last Japanese troops driven out of India.
10/11/1991Resident Editor of Nagpur Times Ramnarayan Dube assassinated.
5/10/1909Bellari Shammanna Keshvan, internationally famous librarian, was born.
5/10/1993Santosh Yadav becomes the first Indian woman to reach the Everest for the second time.
12/29/1909Congress at Lahore adopts resolution praising Indians' struggle in South Africa and urged ban on indenture.
12/17/1987Bhopal court orders the Union Carbide to pay Rs. 350 crore as interim relief to 1984 gas victims.
4/11/1999The DRDO has successfully flight tested AGNI-11 with a range of 2000 km, using solid propellant rocket motors in both stages and rail mobile launcher system from its new launch complex in the Orissa Coast. With this launch the country has reached the point of operationalisation of AGNI-11 as a weapon system. (1-1-2000).
10/3/1957Republican Party of India established.