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Historical Event on 08/21/1540

Badauni Abdul Kadir, famous Muslim historian, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/8/1993FERA restrictions removed, resident Indians allowed to keep as much as $500.
8/9/2000Parliament approves the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2000, paving the way for the creation of a separate Chhattisgarh State.
4/11/1942All-India Congress party rejects British offer of dominion status at New Delhi.
9/14/1953Andhra Pradesh was established. Hyderabad became the capital instead of Karnul.
12/20/1978Riots in many Indian cities in protest against Indira Gandhi's imprisonment.
6/27/1997Surendra Pratap Singh, famous Journalist and former chief editor of Nav Bharat Times Group, died ]at Delhi.
2/24/1948The State of Junagarh, whose accession to India was protested by Pakistan in the UN Security Council, voted in favour of India in a popular referendum held on 20 February.
12/29/1965First Indian-made tank 'Vijayanta' rolled off the Avadi Heavy Vehicles factory.
3/21/1993The 68 km Mangalore-Udupi stretch of the west coast Konkan rail line opened by the PM.
3/21/1993Sikh Guru Har Govindji, the sixth sikh guru, was born. He fashioned a military role for the Sikhs.