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Historical Event on 2/21/1993

Naxals free Andhra Pradesh Congress (I) MLA P.Balaraju and a govt. official after 22 days in captivity.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/3/1970Chonira Beliappa Muthamma, first women career diplomat, appointed ambassador to Hungary.
9/4/1996Celebration of Platinum jubilee of B.Y.L. Nair Charitable Hospital and Topiwal National Medical College from 4th September 1995 to 4th September 1996 (CIVIC).
3/16/1939Subroto Mukherjee became the first Indian Officer to command a squadron when he took over No.1.
1/20/1993Bindeshwari Dube, former Chief Minister Bihar, passed away.
8/15/1950Indian Constitution goes into effect.
12/14/1985Rajiv Gandhi joins the leaders of Greece, Sweden, Tanzania, Mexico and Argentina in a tele-conference as part of the UN ceremony at which they are honoured with the 'Beyond War' award.
5/5/1972Loknathan P. S., great economist, passed away.
4/1/1957Postage stamps and sale of postal stationary was introduced as per decimal coinage system and Rupee was established to Hundred Naya Paisa.
9/17/1938Dilip Purushottam Chitre, famous Marathi poet, story writer, critic and Sahitya Academy awardee, was born.
8/3/1996Leander Paes wins a bronze (tennis) at Atlanta, bringing India an Olympic medal after a gap of 16 years.