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Historical Event on 10/21/1999

Madhavrao Scindia becomes the Deputy Leader of Congress (I) in the Lok Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/2/1992Six new ministers inducted into the Union Cabinet.
10/15/1932First Indian commercial airliner service 'Tata Sons Ltd' started. (Tata Airlines)
2/9/1757In a treaty between Lord Clive and Siraj Ud Daulah, Clive was authorised to safe guard (Killa Bandi) and open mint at Calcutta. Nawab had paid compensation to British Army.
2/12/1928Lalit Mohan Sharma, former Chief Justice of Supreme Court, was born.
6/5/1659Dara Shukoh celebrated his coronation at Deorai after the final defeat.
1/10/1897Wildemar Modecai Haffkine, famous scientist, innoculated himself with vaccine against Plague publicly to demonstrate the harmlessness of the product in Bombay. The method of preparation of this vaccine has remained the same till now for more then hundred years.
6/22/1995India and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sign MOU enabling them to visit suspected militants and persons in detention centres only under humanitarian consideration.
1/16/1948Pakistan charges India with systematic campaign to wipe out Muslims.
3/11/1915Vijay Samuel Hazare, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1946-54), was born in Sangli, Maharashtra.
1/25/1950The post of the Governor General of India was abolished.