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Historical Event on 6/21/1948

C. Rajagopalachari was appointed the first Indian Governor General of Indian union (21/06/1948-25/01/1950). After January 25, 1950, this post was abolished.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/2/1980S. S. Grewal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 30-04-1981.
9/28/2000Marion Jones wins the 200m gold medal at Sydney.
9/14/1997Fire and explosions devastate terminals and storage tanks at Visakh Refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Toll put at 51.
7/11/1994Delhi IG (prisons) Kiran Bedi wins Magsaysay Award for public service.
7/1/1985Air Chief Marshal L M Katre, PVSM, AVSM and Bar, died in office.
4/16/1980Delhi beat Bombay by 240 runs to win Ranji Trophy final.
1/1/1986This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Peace Year"".
10/9/1931Air Force was established.
7/20/1955Suez Canal nationalised by Gamal Abdul Nassar.
11/14/1919Anantrao Bhalerao, freedom fighter, journalist and editor of daily news paper ""Marathawada"", was born.