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Historical Event on 8/21/1991
Gopinath Mahant, famous Odissi litterateur and Gyanpeeth awardee, died.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
11/12/1946 | Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya died at the age of 85. |
3/27/1990 | 21 people die as a bus accidentally touched a high voltage wire in Karagpur India. |
1/16/1954 | Baburao Painter (Baburao Krishnaji Meshri), famous artist, sculptor, filmmaker and producer, died. |
9/12/1998 | Bihar flood toll mounts to 320. |
1/28/1984 | Dozen's of Sikh Militants arrested in India's troubled Punjab State after terrorists killed 3 people and injured 31 in grenade attack. |
11/1/1948 | An Indian brigade group supported by the 7th Cavalry (Stuart tanks) broke through the Great Himalayan Range at Zojila to drive out the invaders from Ladakh district. At approximately 3,500 metres, this was the highest point in the history of warfare that tanks had operated. |
10/31/1991 | Karsevaks' hoist flags on Masjid in Ayodhya. |
1/24/1957 | Kagaz Ke Phool, the first Indian black and white cinemascope film, was made. |
2/4/1994 | India elected to the executive boards of UNDP, UN Population Fund and UNICEF. |
10/31/1876 | Cyclone hits Bengal centered near Bakarganj (now in Banlgadesh), about 200,000 die. |
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