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Historical Event on 2/21/1991

The President accepts the resignation of 5 cabinet members who were disqualified by the Speaker as per the anti-defection law.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/17/1930Lord Irwin,British Viceroy, allows Indian moderates to visit Gandhi in prison.
4/6/1956Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1976-92),was born in Rajapur, Maharashtra. He has received Arjun Award (1981) and Padmashree (1987).
11/5/1915Balasaheb Devras, sar sanghchalak of RSS, was born.
11/1/1992The Superfast Rajdhani Express train linking Bangalore and Nizamuddin (2,452 km) flagged off.
5/1/1940Marathi magzine `Digdarshan' was published.
10/10/1998Justice Dr. Adarsh Sein Anand was appointed as the Chief Justice of India.
4/4/1990Lata Mangeshkar wins 1989 Dada Saheb Phalke award.
12/1/1946Australia compiled 645 vs India at Gabba. Bradman made 187 runs.
3/4/1996Union govt. decides to set up a national grid for the distribution of petroleum products.
7/31/1993Zafar Saifullah was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1994.