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Historical Event on 6/21/1940

Keshavrao Baliram Hedgewar, politician and founder of Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh (RSS), passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/10/1998Nine Ranbir Sena supporters are killed in an ambush at Rampurchauram village in Bihar's Jehanabad district.
4/15/1883Narhar Raghunath Phatak, famous journalist and historian, was born.
11/12/1969Indira Gandhi, who was expelled from Congress for indiscipline during President elections, made a large split and formed her own Congress Party with Jagjivan Ram as President. The party is recognised as Congress (I).
10/2/1986Rajiv Gandhi survives assassination attempt made by Sikh extremists at Raj Ghat.
6/7/1989Sheetal Pandya set up a world record at the age of 5 years.
4/4/1998G. Sarala Devi, 62, CPI leader and general secretary of the National Federation of Indian Women, passed away in Hyderabad.
6/9/1900Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, died in Ranchi Jail.
7/1/1879Post Card of one paisa was started in India by the Post and Telegraph Department.
8/30/1990Parliament unanimously passes the Prasar Bharati Bill.
9/27/1995Cellular phone service operates for the first time in Delhi.