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Historical Event on 6/21/1906

Vyomeshchandra Banerjee, first president of All India Congress, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/19/1952India all out 82 in 2nd innings after making 52 runs earlier in the day.
2/12/1993The baggage rules relaxed further.
5/28/1988The first Cultural Exchange Programme was signed between India and China.
4/9/1695Waman Pandit, famous pandit poet, took samadhee at Bhogav.
3/3/1983Seventh Non-Aligned Summit started at New Delhi.
9/3/1997India and E.U. sign an agreement envisaging a $200 m. E.U. aid for the country's primary health care programme.
1/31/1948Cities swept by riots in wake of Gandhi murder.
4/22/1930Revolutionary Surjya Sen's many associates were killed and Surjya Sen ""Masterda"" himself went underground, on Jalalabad Hill and started extending his activities to neighbouring districts.
9/1/1947Indian Standard Time was adopted.
5/6/1910Edward VII, King of Great Britain and Emperor of India, died suddenly of pneumonia at Buckingham Palace tonight. He ruled Britain for nine years. Power passed immediately to his son George, the Prince of Wales, who will rule as King George V. The 68-year-old monarch's sudden death threw his country into a state of shock. Edward had apparently caught a cold during a visit the past weekend to the wet grounds of his estate at Sandringham.