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Historical Event on 1/21/1996

Lakshmi Parvati elected president of Telugu Desam NTR faction.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/14/1914Eight Language panel were started on the Rs. five denomination again. The printing colour of note was red. These languages were Urdu, Telugu, Kaithi, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada, Burmese and Gujarati.
9/18/1992M. Hidayatullah, former Vice President and Chief Justice, died. He was 87.
7/24/1985Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sikh leader Sant Harchand Singh Longowal of Akali Dal signed a peace contract known as 'Punjab Accord' thus ending the four-year agitation in Punjab.
3/8/1995Dr. Duranand Kanhan Pillai, great litterateur of Malyali language, died.
12/10/1993The residence of Mahatma Phule was declared a national monument.
1/3/1917Kartarsingh Duggal, famous Punjabi story-writer and novelist, was born.
10/6/1913V. R. Kant, famous poet, was born.
12/3/1998India and Portugal sign an agreement in New Delhi for setting up a joint committee to enhance cooperation in science and technology.
4/2/1991Haryana Governor recommends President's rule.
5/3/1764Mir Kasim, with the backing of Delhi Emperor, attacked on Patna but this weak Emperor was defeated by Britishers. Britishers became the rulers of Bengal, the richest province of India.